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Household of William McDonald (born 1821, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonar, Sutherland, 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 1821 in Sutherland, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella McDonald, born in 1833 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1854 in Sutherland, Scotland), Betsy (born 1858 in Sutherland, Scotland), Alexander (born 1861 in Sutherland, Scotland), Adamm (born 1863 in Sutherland, Scotland), Emma (born 1866 in Sutherland, Scotland), William G (born 1869 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Kenneth (born 1871 in Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Granddaughter, Betsy G Grant, born in 1879 in Creich, Sutherland, Scotland.


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William McDonald's household

Male

William

McDonald

Head
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Wife
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Betsy

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Male

Adamm

McDonald

Son
Female

Emma

McDonald

Daughter
Male

William G

McDonald

Son
Male

Kenneth

McDonald

Son
Female

Betsy G

Grant

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McDonald

Head

Married

60

1821

Sutherland, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Wife

Married

48

1833

Sutherland, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Sutherland, Scotland

Betsy

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Sutherland, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Sutherland, Scotland

Adamm

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Sutherland, Scotland

Emma

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Sutherland, Scotland

William G

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Sutherland, Scotland

Kenneth

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Sutherland, Scotland

Betsy G

Grant

Granddaughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Creich, Sutherland, Scotland

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