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Household of David Macdonald (born 1838, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, 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 Macdonald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Macdonald, born in 1838 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Ann Macdonald, born in 1839 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Helen (born 1864 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1871 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland) and Davina (born 1879 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland).


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David Macdonald's household

Male

David

Macdonald

Head
Female

Ann

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Helen

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Macdonald

Son
Female

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Janet

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Robert

Macdonald

Son
Female

Davina

Macdonald

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Macdonald

Head

Married

43

1838

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Macdonald

Wife

Married

42

1839

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter

-

13

1868

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Macdonald

Son

-

8

1873

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Davina

Macdonald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

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