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Household of William McDonald (born 1841, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverness, Invernessshire, 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 1841 in Cromdale, Morayshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Caldwell McDonald, born in 1850 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Anna Mckay (born 1875 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Robert Caldwell (born 1880 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Margaret Euphemia (born 1881 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother-In-Law, Robert Caldwell (born 1865 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), William's Servant, Henerettia (born 1858 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and William's Servant, Anne (born 1860 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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William McDonald's household

Male

William

McDonald

Head
Female

Maria Caldwell

McDonald

Wife
Female

Anna Mckay

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Robert Caldwell

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret Euphemia

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Robert Caldwell

Reid

Brother-In-Law
Female

Henerettia

McDonald

Servant
Female

Anne

Mackenzie

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Cromdale, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McDonald

Head

Married

40

1841

Cromdale, Morayshire, Scotland

Maria Caldwell

McDonald

Wife

Married

31

1850

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Anna Mckay

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Invernessshire, Scotland

Robert Caldwell

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret Euphemia

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Invernessshire, Scotland

Robert Caldwell

Reid

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

16

1865

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Henerettia

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Anne

Mackenzie

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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