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Household of William Macdonald (born 1812, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forgan, Fife, 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 1812 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Macdonald, born in 1822 in Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jessie, born 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1873 in England) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Fife, Scotland).
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William Macdonald's household
William
Macdonald
Head
Elizabeth
Macdonald
Wife
Jessie
Macdonald
Daughter
Elizabeth
Macdonald
Granddaughter
Elizabeth
Gardiner
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Macdonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 69 |
| Birth year | 1812 |
| Birth place | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Macdonald | Head | Married | 69 | 1812 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Macdonald | Wife | Married | 59 | 1822 | Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Macdonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 34 | 1847 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Macdonald | Granddaughter | - | 8 | 1873 | England | |
Elizabeth | Gardiner | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Fife, Scotland |
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