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Household of William McDonald (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 1846 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane McDonald, born in 1846 in Ireland. They had 3 children; James (born 1864 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Patrick Boyle, born in 1841 in Ireland.


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William McDonald's household

Male

William

McDonald

Head
Female

Jane

McDonald

Wife
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

Charles

McDonald

Son
Female

Ellen

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Boyle

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McDonald

Head

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Jane

McDonald

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ireland

James

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Charles

McDonald

Son

-

15

1866

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ellen

McDonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Patrick

Boyle

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Ireland

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