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Household of Duncan McDonald (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars Glasgow, 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.

Duncan McDonald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Duncan McDonald, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Duncan was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McDonald, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lewis (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Duncan's Boarder, Elizabeth McNulty, born in 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Duncan McDonald's household

Male

Duncan

McDonald

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Walter

McDonald

Son
Male

Lewis

McDonald

Son
Male

Duncan

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McNulty

Boarder
First name(s) Duncan
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Duncan

McDonald

Head

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Wife

Married

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Walter

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lewis

McDonald

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

McDonald

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McNulty

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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