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Household of Archibald Burns Macdonald (born 1830, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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.

Archibald Burns Macdonald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald Burns Macdonald, born in 1830 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 8 members. Archibald Burns was the head of the household, married to Ellen C Macpherson Macdonald, born in 1831 in India. They had 3 children; Stuart (born 1863 in Perthshire, Scotland), Caroline (born 1864 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Allan (born 1869 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Archibald Burns's Servant, Jane (born 1855 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland), Archibald Burns's Servant, Margaret (born 1855 in Dull, Perthshire, Scotland) and Archibald Burns's Servant, Lilias (born 1863 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Archibald Burns Macdonald's household

Male

Archibald Burns

Macdonald

Head
Female

Ellen C Macpherson

Macdonald

Wife
Male

Stuart

Macdonald

Son
Female

Caroline

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Allan

Macdonald

Son
Female

Jane

Forester

Servant
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Servant
Female

Lilias

Sharp

Servant
First name(s) Archibald Burns
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald Burns

Macdonald

Head

Married

51

1830

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Ellen C Macpherson

Macdonald

Wife

Married

50

1831

India

Stuart

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Perthshire, Scotland

Caroline

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Perthshire, Scotland

Allan

Macdonald

Son

-

12

1869

Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Forester

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Dull, Perthshire, Scotland

Lilias

Sharp

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

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