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Household of William Mc Donald (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, England

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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 Mc Donald and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mc Donald, born in 1842 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mc Donald, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Robert J (born 1865 in Ireland), Samuel (born 1867 in Sherburn Hill, Durham, England), Mary (born 1870 in Sherburn Hill, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Sherburn Hill, Durham, England), Hugh (born 1877 in Sherburn Hill, Durham, England) and Sarah A (born 1881 in Sherburn Hill, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Robert Smith, born in 1863 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England.


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William Mc Donald's household

Male

William

Mc Donald

Head
Female

Margaret

Mc Donald

Wife
Male

Robert J

Mc Donald

Son
Male

Samuel

Mc Donald

Son
Female

Mary

Mc Donald

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Mc Donald

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Mc Donald

Son
Female

Sarah A

Mc Donald

Daughter
Male

Robert

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Mc Donald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mc Donald

Head

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Margaret

Mc Donald

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Robert J

Mc Donald

Son

Single

16

1865

Ireland

Samuel

Mc Donald

Son

Single

14

1867

Sherburn Hill, Durham, England

Mary

Mc Donald

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sherburn Hill, Durham, England

Margaret

Mc Donald

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sherburn Hill, Durham, England

Hugh

Mc Donald

Son

Single

4

1877

Sherburn Hill, Durham, England

Sarah A

Mc Donald

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sherburn Hill, Durham, England

Robert

Smith

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

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