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Household of Donald Macdonald (born 1828, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Reay, Caithness, 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.

Donald Macdonald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Donald Macdonald, born in 1828 in Caithness, consisted of 8 members. Donald was the head of the household, married to Catharine Macdonald, born in 1842 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; Isabella (born 1865 in Caithness, Scotland), Helen (born 1867 in Caithness, Scotland), Donald (born 1869 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland) and Johan (born 1877 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland).


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Donald Macdonald's household

Male

Donald

Macdonald

Head
Female

Catharine

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Isabella

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Helen

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Donald

Macdonald

Son
Male

Robert

Macdonald

Son
Male

Alexander

Macdonald

Son
Female

Johan

Macdonald

Daughter
First name(s) Donald
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Donald

Macdonald

Head

Married

53

1828

Caithness, Scotland

Catharine

Macdonald

Wife

Married

39

1842

Caithness, Scotland

Isabella

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Caithness, Scotland

Helen

Macdonald

Daughter

-

14

1867

Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Macdonald

Son

-

12

1869

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Robert

Macdonald

Son

-

10

1871

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Macdonald

Son

-

6

1875

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Johan

Macdonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

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