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Household of William McDonald (born 1850, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 1850 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine McDonald, born in 1846 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Donald F (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Adolph A G (born 1878 in England), William's Boarder, Donald (born 1849 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Donald (born 1850 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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William McDonald's household

Male

William

McDonald

Head
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Wife
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Samuel

McDonald

Son
Male

Donald F

McDonald

Son
Male

Adolph A G

Constrom

Boarder
Male

Donald

Bowie

Boarder
Male

Donald

Bowie

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McDonald

Head

Married

31

1850

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

McDonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

McDonald

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald F

McDonald

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adolph A G

Constrom

Boarder

-

3

1878

England

Donald

Bowie

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Invernessshire, Scotland

Donald

Bowie

Boarder

Unmarried

31

1850

Invernessshire, Scotland

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