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Household of Donald McDonald (born 1800, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lairg, Sutherland, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Donald McDonald, born in 1800 in Sutherland, consisted of 7 members. Donald was the head of the household, married to Ann McDonald, born in 1820 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 1 child; Alexander, born 1852 in Sutherland, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Donald's Daughter-In-Law, Catherine (born 1856 in Sutherland, Scotland), Donald's Grandson, Donald (born 1879 in Sutherland, Scotland), Donald's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1881 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Donald's Servant, Jonathan (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Donald McDonald's household

Male

Donald

McDonald

Head
Female

Ann

McDonald

Wife
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter-In-Law
Male

Donald

McDonald

Grandson
Female

Mary

McDonald

Granddaughter
Male

Jonathan

McKay

Servant
First name(s) Donald
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 81
Birth year 1800
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Donald

McDonald

Head

Married

81

1800

Sutherland, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Wife

Married

61

1820

Sutherland, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

Married

29

1852

Sutherland, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter-In-Law

Married

25

1856

Sutherland, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Grandson

-

2

1879

Sutherland, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Sutherland, Scotland

Jonathan

McKay

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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