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Household of David Donaldson (born 1834, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, 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.

David Donaldson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Donaldson, born in 1834 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Agnes Donaldson, born in 1834 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1871 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1872 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Agnes Jane (born 1881 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Kirkmaiden), David's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Ireland), David's Servant, Peter (born 1836 in Ireland), David's Servant, Peter (born 1866 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and David's Visitor, Mary (born 1826 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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David Donaldson's household

Male

David

Donaldson

Head
Female

Agnes

Donaldson

Wife
Male

David

Donaldson

Son
Male

Andrew

Donaldson

Son
Female

Agnes Jane

Donaldson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Blair

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Larkins

Servant
Male

Peter

McIver

Servant
Male

Peter

Lamb

Servant
Female

Mary

Craig

Visitor
First name(s) David
Last name Donaldson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Donaldson

Head

Married

47

1834

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

Donaldson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

David

Donaldson

Son

-

10

1871

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Andrew

Donaldson

Son

-

9

1872

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes Jane

Donaldson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Blair

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkmaiden

Elizabeth

Larkins

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Ireland

Peter

McIver

Servant

Unmarried

45

1836

Ireland

Peter

Lamb

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Craig

Visitor

Unmarried

55

1826

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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