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Household of William S Macdonald (born 1823, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 S Macdonald and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William S Macdonald, born in 1823 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, consisted of 13 members. William S was the head of the household, married to Christina Macdonald, born in 1840 in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1865 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), George G (born 1868 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary G (born 1869 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James D (born 1871 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William Jan (born 1873 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John G (born 1876 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William S's Sister-In-Law, Anne (born 1822 in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William S's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), William S's Servant, Maria (born 1838 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William S's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and William S's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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William S Macdonald's household

Male

William S

Macdonald

Head
Female

Christina

Macdonald

Wife
Male

Alexander

Macdonald

Son
Male

George G

Macdonald

Son
Female

Mary G

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

James D

Macdonald

Son
Male

William Jan

Macdonald

Son
Male

John G

Macdonald

Son
Female

Anne

Carruthers

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Nouliston

Servant
Female

Maria

Scott

Servant
Female

Margaret

Gregor

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Baillie

Servant
First name(s) William S
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William S

Macdonald

Head

Married

58

1823

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

Macdonald

Wife

Married

41

1840

Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Alexander

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George G

Macdonald

Son

-

13

1868

Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary G

Macdonald

Daughter

-

12

1869

Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James D

Macdonald

Son

-

10

1871

Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William Jan

Macdonald

Son

-

8

1873

Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John G

Macdonald

Son

-

5

1876

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Anne

Carruthers

Sister-In-Law

Widow

59

1822

Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Nouliston

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Maria

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

43

1838

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gregor

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Elizabeth

Baillie

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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