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Household of William McDonald (born 1820, Morayshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McDonald, born in 1820 in Alves, Morayshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza McDonald, born in 1831 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Annie Jane (born 1860 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), Stewart (born 1862 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), Allan Fraser (born 1864 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1868 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Elsie (born 1857 in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Louisa (born 1858 in Morayshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Jessie (born 1858 in Alves, Morayshire, Scotland).


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William McDonald's household

Male

William

McDonald

Head
Female

Eliza

McDonald

Wife
Female

Annie Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Stewart

McDonald

Son
Male

Allan Fraser

McDonald

Son
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Elsie

Reid

Servant
Female

Louisa

McAllan

Servant
Female

Jessie

Scott

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Alves, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McDonald

Head

Married

61

1820

Alves, Morayshire, Scotland

Eliza

McDonald

Wife

Married

50

1831

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Annie Jane

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Stewart

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Allan Fraser

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Elsie

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

Louisa

McAllan

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Morayshire, Scotland

Jessie

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Alves, Morayshire, Scotland

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