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Household of William McDonald (born 1829, Nairnshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dyke, Moray, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McDonald, born in 1829 in Nairnshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1841 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 8 children; Lydia (born 1861 in Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland), Barton (born 1871 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1873 in Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Granddaughter, Mary McDonald, born in 1880 in Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland.
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William McDonald's household
William
McDonald
Head
Mary
McDonald
Wife
Lydia
McDonald
Daughter
Margaret
McDonald
Daughter
John
McDonald
Son
Barton
McDonald
Daughter
Duncan
McDonald
Son
Jessie
McDonald
Daughter
William
McDonald
Son
Alexander
McDonald
Son
Mary
McDonald
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | McDonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Nairnshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | McDonald | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Nairnshire, Scotland | |
Mary | McDonald | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Lydia | McDonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McDonald | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland | |
John | McDonald | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland | |
Barton | McDonald | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland | |
Duncan | McDonald | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | McDonald | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland | |
William | McDonald | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | McDonald | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Mary | McDonald | Granddaughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland |
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