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Household of Archibald McDonald (born 1834, Argyllshire)

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.

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 1834 in Argyllshire, consisted of 10 members. Archibald was the head of the household, married to Janet McConnell, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Duncan (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Flora (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Archibald's Boarder, William Lang, born in 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Archibald McDonald's household

Male

Archibald

McDonald

Head
Female

Janet

McConnell

Wife
Male

Duncan

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Archibald

McDonald

Son
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Flora

McDonald

Daughter
Male

William

Lang

Boarder
First name(s) Archibald
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

McDonald

Head

Married

47

1834

Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

McConnell

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

McDonald

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Flora

McDonald

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Lang

Boarder

Unmarried

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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