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Household of David McDonald (born 1826, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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.

David McDonald and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David McDonald, born in 1826 in Markinch, Fife, consisted of 5 members. David was the head of the household, married to Isabella McDonald, born in 1827 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1850 in Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella C (born 1860 in -) and Mary (born 1866 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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David McDonald's household

Male

David

McDonald

Head
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Wife
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Isabella C

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

McDonald

Head

Married

55

1826

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Wife

Married

54

1827

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella C

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

-

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Midlothian, Scotland

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