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Household of Daniel McDonald (born 1842, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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.

Daniel McDonald and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Daniel McDonald, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Daniel was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Rachel (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jemima (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Vallance (born 1878 in Carlops, Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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Daniel McDonald's household

Male

Daniel

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary

McDonald

Wife
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Rachel

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Jemima

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Vallance

McDonald

Son
First name(s) Daniel
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Daniel

McDonald

Head

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Wife

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Rachel

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jemima

McDonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Vallance

McDonald

Son

-

3

1878

Carlops, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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