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Household of Donald McPhail (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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.

Donald McPhail and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Donald McPhail, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Donald was the head of the household, married to Margaret McPhail, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Donald's Step Daughter, Janet Rankin, born in 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Donald McPhail's household

Male

Donald

McPhail

Head
Female

Margaret

McPhail

Wife
Female

Janet

Rankin

Step Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McPhail

Daughter
Female

Jane

McPhail

Daughter
First name(s) Donald
Last name McPhail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Donald

McPhail

Head

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McPhail

Wife

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Rankin

Step Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McPhail

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McPhail

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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