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Household of Archibald McDonald (born 1804, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durness, Sutherland, 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 McDonald and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald McDonald, born in 1804 in Sutherland, consisted of 10 members. Archibald was the head of the household, married to Christina McDonald, born in 1811 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1848 in Sutherland, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Archibald's Daughter-In-Law, Robina (born 1850 in Sutherland, Scotland), Archibald's Granddaughter, Penuel Alexa (born 1874 in Sutherland, Scotland), Archibald's Grandson, Duncan (born 1875 in Sutherland, Scotland), Archibald's Granddaughter, Christina (born 1878 in Durness, Sutherland, Scotland), Archibald's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1879 in Durness, Sutherland, Scotland), Archibald's Granddaughter, Mary Jannet (born 1881 in Durness, Sutherland, Scotland) and Archibald's Visitor, Johan (born 1839 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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Archibald McDonald's household

Male

Archibald

McDonald

Head
Female

Christina

McDonald

Wife
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Robina

McDonald

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Penuel Alexa

McDonald

Granddaughter
Male

Duncan

McDonald

Grandson
Female

Christina

McDonald

Granddaughter
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Granddaughter
Female

Mary Jannet

McDonald

Granddaughter
Female

Johan

Mackay

Visitor
First name(s) Archibald
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

McDonald

Head

Married

77

1804

Sutherland, Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Wife

Married

70

1811

Sutherland, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

33

1848

Sutherland, Scotland

Robina

McDonald

Daughter-In-Law

Married

31

1850

Sutherland, Scotland

Penuel Alexa

McDonald

Granddaughter

-

7

1874

Sutherland, Scotland

Duncan

McDonald

Grandson

-

6

1875

Sutherland, Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Durness, Sutherland, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Durness, Sutherland, Scotland

Mary Jannet

McDonald

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Durness, Sutherland, Scotland

Johan

Mackay

Visitor

Unmarried

42

1839

Sutherland, Scotland

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