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Household of Walter McDonald (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Walter McDonald and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter McDonald, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Jane McDonald, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Jessie (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Servant, Mary Gemmell, born in 1859 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Walter McDonald's household

Male

Walter

McDonald

Head
Female

Jane

McDonald

Wife
Female

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

Peter

McDonald

Son
Female

Jeanie

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Walter

McDonald

Son
Female

Maggie

McDonald

Daughter
Male

George

McDonald

Son
Female

Mary

Gemmell

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

McDonald

Head

Married

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Wife

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

McDonald

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie

McDonald

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

McDonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

McDonald

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gemmell

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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