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Household of William McDonald (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McDonald, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine McDonald, born in 1844 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Ellen (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William McDonald's household

Male

William

McDonald

Head
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Wife
Female

Ellen

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Donald

McDonald

Son
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Male

Robert

McDonald

Son
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Barbara

McDonald

Daughter
Male

William

McDonald

Son
First name(s) William
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McDonald

Head

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Wife

Married

37

1844

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Ellen

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

McDonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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