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Household of William McDonald (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, Devon, 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 McDonald and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McDonald, born in 1839 in Springfield, Devon, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Alfred (born 1868 in East Indies), Jane (born 1870 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England), Winifred (born 1872 in Shorncliffe, Kent, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Isabella (born 1878 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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William McDonald's household

Male

William

McDonald

Head
Male

Alfred

McDonald

Son
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Winifred

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Ellen

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Springfield, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McDonald

Head

Widower

42

1839

Springfield, Devon, England

Alfred

McDonald

Son

Single

13

1868

East Indies

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Winifred

McDonald

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Shorncliffe, Kent, England

Ellen

McDonald

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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