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Household of William McDonald (born 1845, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, 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 McDonald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McDonald, born in 1845 in Latheron, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Barbara McDonald, born in 1849 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; George (born 1871 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Annie (born 1881 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).


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William McDonald's household

Male

William

McDonald

Head
Female

Barbara

McDonald

Wife
Male

George

McDonald

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Annie

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McDonald

Head

Married

36

1845

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Barbara

McDonald

Wife

Married

32

1849

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

George

McDonald

Son

-

10

1871

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

-

7

1874

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Annie

McDonald

Daughter

-

0

1881

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

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