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Household of William McDonald (born 1847, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackford, Perthshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McDonald, born in 1847 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret McDonald, born in 1840 in East Linton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, James (born 1832 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William's Boarder, Andrew (born 1840 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, David (born 1848 in -).


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William McDonald's household

Male

William

McDonald

Head
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Wife
Male

James

Reid

Boarder
Male

Andrew

Shedden

Boarder
Male

David

Shedden

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McDonald

Head

Married

34

1847

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Wife

Married

41

1840

East Linton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Reid

Boarder

Unmarried

49

1832

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Shedden

Boarder

Unmarried

41

1840

Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

David

Shedden

Boarder

Unmarried

33

1848

-

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