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Household of Donald McDonald (born 1854, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, 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 McDonald and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Donald McDonald, born in 1854 in Inverness, Invernessshire, consisted of 6 members. Donald was the head of the household, married to Cathiren A McDonald, born in 1855 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James A (born 1874 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret H (born 1877 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William J (born 1881 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Donald's Boarder, George Perie, born in 1865 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Donald McDonald's household

Male

Donald

McDonald

Head
Female

Cathiren A

McDonald

Wife
Male

James A

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret H

McDonald

Daughter
Male

William J

McDonald

Son
Male

George

Perie

Boarder
First name(s) Donald
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Donald

McDonald

Head

Married

27

1854

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Cathiren A

McDonald

Wife

Married

26

1855

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

James A

McDonald

Son

-

7

1874

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret H

McDonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William J

McDonald

Son

-

0

1881

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Perie

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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