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Household of William Macdonald (born 1849)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Reay, Caithness, 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 Macdonald and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Macdonald, born in 1849 in , consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Macdonald, born in 1848 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary R R (born 1869 in Cranshaws, Berwickshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland).


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William Macdonald's household

Male

William

Macdonald

Head
Female

Isabella

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Mary R R

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

William

Macdonald

Son
Male

James

Macdonald

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place -

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William

Macdonald

Head

Married

32

1849

-

Isabella

Macdonald

Wife

Married

33

1848

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary R R

Macdonald

Daughter

-

12

1869

Cranshaws, Berwickshire, Scotland

William

Macdonald

Son

-

3

1878

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Macdonald

Son

-

0

1881

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

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