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Household of William McDonald (born 1834, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Urquhart & Logie Wester, Ross and Cromarty, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McDonald, born in 1834 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McDonald, born in 1835 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1860 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Petter (born 1872 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1874 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister-In-Law, Margaret McDonald, born in 1825 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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William McDonald's household

Male

William

McDonald

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

McDonald

Daughter
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Male

Petter

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McDonald

Head

Married

47

1834

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary Ann

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Petter

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

56

1825

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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