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Household of William Macdonald (born 1828, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Macdonald, born in 1828 in Inverness, Invernessshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Macdonald, born in 1840 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1869 in Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander H (born 1871 in Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes H (born 1872 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Fenella E (born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret J (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alfred C (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Helen (born 1862 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Macdonald's household

Male

William

Macdonald

Head
Female

Agnes

Macdonald

Wife
Male

William

Macdonald

Son
Male

Alexander H

Macdonald

Son
Female

Agnes H

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Fenella E

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Alfred C

Macdonald

Son
Female

Helen

Kinghorn

Servant
Female

Mary

Hutchison

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Macdonald

Head

Married

53

1828

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Agnes

Macdonald

Wife

Married

41

1840

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

William

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander H

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes H

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Fenella E

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret J

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alfred C

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Kinghorn

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland

Mary

Hutchison

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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