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Household of William Donaldson (born 1838, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 Donaldson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Donaldson, born in 1838 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Donaldson, born in 1843 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Donaldson's household

Male

William

Donaldson

Head
Female

Mary

Donaldson

Wife
Female

Mary

Donaldson

Daughter
Male

William

Donaldson

Son
Male

George

Donaldson

Son
Male

Robert

Donaldson

Son
Male

Charles

Donaldson

Son
Female

Martha

Donaldson

Daughter
Male

John

Donaldson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Donaldson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Donaldson

Head

Married

43

1838

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Donaldson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Donaldson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Donaldson

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Donaldson

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Donaldson

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Donaldson

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Donaldson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Donaldson

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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