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Household of David McDonald (born 1827, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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.

David McDonald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David McDonald, born in 1827 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jessie McDonald, born in 1836 in Hopeman, Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in Hopeman, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Jessie (born 1873 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Barbara (born 1854 in Hopeman, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Son-In-Law, Malcolm (born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Granddaughter, Agnes G (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David's Grandson, D Mcdonald (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David McDonald's household

Male

David

McDonald

Head
Female

Jessie

McDonald

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Rankins

Daughter
Male

Malcolm

Rankins

Son-In-Law
Female

Agnes G

Rankins

Granddaughter
Male

D Mcdonald

Rankins

Grandson
First name(s) David
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

McDonald

Head

Married

54

1827

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jessie

McDonald

Wife

Married

45

1836

Hopeman, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Hopeman, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Barbara

Rankins

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Hopeman, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Malcolm

Rankins

Son-In-Law

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes G

Rankins

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

D Mcdonald

Rankins

Grandson

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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