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Household of William Macdonald (born 1816, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Macdonald, born in 1816 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Macdonald, born in 1822 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 5 children; Hugh (born 1845 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Ann (born 1857 in Fodderty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Helen C (born 1862 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Jessie Ann Maciver, born in 1876 in Fodderty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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William Macdonald's household

Male

William

Macdonald

Head
Female

Ann

Macdonald

Wife
Male

Hugh

Macdonald

Son
Male

William

Macdonald

Son
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Female

Ann

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Helen C

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Jessie Ann

Maciver

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Macdonald

Head

Married

65

1816

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ann

Macdonald

Wife

Married

59

1822

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Hugh

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

36

1845

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Son

-

15

1866

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ann

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Fodderty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Helen C

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jessie Ann

Maciver

Visitor

-

5

1876

Fodderty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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