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Household of Allan McDonald (born 1839, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, 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.

Allan McDonald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Allan McDonald, born in 1839 in Dornoch, Sutherland, consisted of 8 members. Allan was the head of the household, married to Janet McDonald, born in 1843 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland. They had 5 children; Ann Y (born 1868 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland), Christina (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Allan's Brother, John McDonald, born in 1851 in Dornock, Sutherland, Scotland.


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Allan McDonald's household

Male

Allan

McDonald

Head
Female

Janet

McDonald

Wife
Female

Ann Y

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Christina

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Eliza

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Helen

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Brother
First name(s) Allan
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Allan

McDonald

Head

Married

42

1839

Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

Janet

McDonald

Wife

Married

38

1843

Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

Ann Y

McDonald

Daughter

-

13

1868

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

McDonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

McDonald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Brother

Unmarried

30

1851

Dornock, Sutherland, Scotland

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