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Household of William Macdonald (born 1844, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Macdonald, born in 1844 in Banffshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie J Macdonald, born in 1844 in Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William J B (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James S (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George C (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John S (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Charles A (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Bridget (born 1862 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and William's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland).


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William Macdonald's household

Male

William

Macdonald

Head
Female

Annie J

Macdonald

Wife
Male

William J B

Macdonald

Son
Male

James S

Macdonald

Son
Male

George C

Macdonald

Son
Male

John S

Macdonald

Son
Male

Charles A

Macdonald

Son
Female

Bridget

Malarchy

Servant
Female

Mary

Haggart

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Macdonald

Head

Married

37

1844

Banffshire, Scotland

Annie J

Macdonald

Wife

Married

37

1844

Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland

William J B

Macdonald

Son

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James S

Macdonald

Son

-

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George C

Macdonald

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John S

Macdonald

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles A

Macdonald

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Bridget

Malarchy

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Haggart

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

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