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Household of William Macdonald (born 1811, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stornoway, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Macdonald, born in 1811 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Macdonald, born in 1818 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1856 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Murdo (born 1859 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John (born 1853 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter-In-Law, Mary (born 1854 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and William's Granddaughter, Anne (born 1879 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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William Macdonald's household

Male

William

Macdonald

Head
Female

Margaret

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Murdo

Macdonald

Son
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Female

Mary

Macdonald

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Anne

Macdonald

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Macdonald

Head

Married

70

1811

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

Macdonald

Wife

Married

63

1818

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Murdo

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Son

Married

28

1853

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Macdonald

Daughter-In-Law

Married

27

1854

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Anne

Macdonald

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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