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Household of William McDonald (born 1852, 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 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane McDonald, born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Charles (born 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, John (born 1842 in England) and William's -, David A (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William McDonald's household

Male

William

McDonald

Head
Female

Jane

McDonald

Wife
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Janet

McDonald

Daughter
Male

George

McDonald

Son
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Charles

Beaton

Boarder
Male

John

Forster

Boarder
Male

David A

Forster

-
First name(s) William
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
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

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Wife

Married

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McDonald

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

McDonald

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Beaton

Boarder

Unmarried

50

1831

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Forster

Boarder

Widower

39

1842

England

David A

Forster

-

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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