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Household of William McDonald (born 1836, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Laggan, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McDonald, born in 1836 in Invernessshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Lilly E (born 1879 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Angus B (born 1881 in Laggan, Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Mary (born 1798 in Invernessshire, Scotland), William's Sister, Bella (born 1827 in Invernessshire, Scotland), William's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1846 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), William's Visitor, James (born 1845 in Invernessshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Donald (born 1853 in Invernessshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Alexander (born 1853 in Invernessshire, Scotland), William's -, Dugald (born 1866 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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William McDonald's household

Male

William

McDonald

Head
Female

Lilly E

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Angus B

McDonald

Son
Female

Mary

McDonald

Mother
Female

Bella

McDonald

Sister
Female

Mary

Bessitt

Sister-In-Law
Male

James

Fraser

Visitor
Male

Donald

McPherson

Servant
Male

Alexander

McKellop

Servant
Male

Dugald

McDonald

-
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McDonald

Head

Widower

45

1836

Invernessshire, Scotland

Lilly E

McDonald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Invernessshire, Scotland

Angus B

McDonald

Son

-

0

1881

Laggan, Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Mother

Widow

83

1798

Invernessshire, Scotland

Bella

McDonald

Sister

Unmarried

54

1827

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Bessitt

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

35

1846

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

James

Fraser

Visitor

Unmarried

36

1845

Invernessshire, Scotland

Donald

McPherson

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

McKellop

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Invernessshire, Scotland

Dugald

McDonald

-

Unmarried

15

1866

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Invernessshire, Scotland

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