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Household of William McDonald (born 1827, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McDonald, born in 1827 in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Grace McDonald, born in 1832 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Donald (born 1853 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1859 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grandson, David (born 1872 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Granddaughter, Grace (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William McDonald's household

Male

William

McDonald

Head
Female

Grace

McDonald

Wife
Male

Donald

McDonald

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter
Male

David

McDonald

Grandson
Female

Grace

McDonald

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McDonald

Head

Married

54

1827

Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland

Grace

McDonald

Wife

Married

49

1832

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

David

McDonald

Grandson

-

9

1872

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Grace

McDonald

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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