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Household of Archibald McDonald (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beath, Fife, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald McDonald, born in 1831 in , consisted of 8 members. Archibald was the head of the household, married to Susan McDonald, born in 1833 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Peter (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Susan (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1873 in Ballingry, Fife, Scotland) and Arthur (born 1879 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Archibald's Nephew, John (born 1865 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Archibald's Nephew, James (born 1867 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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Archibald McDonald's household

Male

Archibald

McDonald

Head
Female

Susan

McDonald

Wife
Male

Peter

McDonald

Son
Female

Susan

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Arthur

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McConnell

Nephew
Male

James

McConnell

Nephew
First name(s) Archibald
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

McDonald

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Susan

McDonald

Wife

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Peter

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Susan

McDonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Ballingry, Fife, Scotland

Arthur

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

Fife, Scotland

John

McConnell

Nephew

Unmarried

16

1865

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

James

McConnell

Nephew

Unmarried

14

1867

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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