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Household of William Don (born 1847, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, 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.

William Don and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Don, born in 1847 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maggie Don, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie C (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Williamina (born 1879 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Isabella (born 1865 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Don's household

Male

William

Don

Head
Female

Maggie

Don

Wife
Male

John

Don

Son
Female

Maggie C

Don

Daughter
Female

Williamina

Don

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Ramsay

Servant
Female

Isabella

Ramsay

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Don
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Don

Head

Married

34

1847

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Maggie

Don

Wife

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Don

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie C

Don

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Williamina

Don

Daughter

-

2

1879

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ramsay

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Ramsay

Visitor

Unmarried

16

1865

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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