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Household of D A Macdonald (born 1822, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, 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.

D A Macdonald and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of D A Macdonald, born in 1822 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. D A was the head of the household, married to Jane A Macdonald, born in 1836 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alex C (born 1869 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Isabella S (born 1870 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John (born 1872 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was D A's Servant, Christina Smellie, born in 1866 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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D A Macdonald's household

Male

D A

Macdonald

Head
Female

Jane A

Macdonald

Wife
Male

Alex C

Macdonald

Son
Female

Isabella S

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Female

Christina

Smellie

Servant
First name(s) D A
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

D A

Macdonald

Head

Married

59

1822

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane A

Macdonald

Wife

Married

45

1836

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Alex C

Macdonald

Son

-

12

1869

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Isabella S

Macdonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Son

-

9

1872

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Christina

Smellie

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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