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Household of William J Mac Donald (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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 J Mac Donald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Mac Donald, born in 1843 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Priscilla Mac Donald, born in 1841 in Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Margaret Ann (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Agnes Flora (born 1870 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Alexander Herist (born 1872 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Edith Mary (born 1874 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Bernard George (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William J's Grand Niece, Kate Hilda Wilkinson, born in 1878 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England.


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William J Mac Donald's household

Male

William J

Mac Donald

Head
Female

Priscilla

Mac Donald

Wife
Female

Margaret Ann

Mac Donald

Daughter
Female

Agnes Flora

Mac Donald

Daughter
Male

Alexander Herist

Mac Donald

Son
Female

Edith Mary

Mac Donald

Daughter
Male

Bernard George

Mac Donald

Son
Female

Kate Hilda

Wilkinson

Grand Niece
First name(s) William J
Last name Mac Donald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Mac Donald

Head

Married

38

1843

Yorkshire, England

Priscilla

Mac Donald

Wife

Married

40

1841

Yorkshire, England

Margaret Ann

Mac Donald

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Agnes Flora

Mac Donald

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Alexander Herist

Mac Donald

Son

Single

9

1872

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Edith Mary

Mac Donald

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Bernard George

Mac Donald

Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Kate Hilda

Wilkinson

Grand Niece

Single

3

1878

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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