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Household of Duncan McDonald (born 1841, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Duncan McDonald, born in 1841 in Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. Duncan was the head of the household, married to Annie McDonald, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1875 in England), Annie (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Duncan's Grandmother, Janet McDonald, born in 1799 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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Duncan McDonald's household

Male

Duncan

McDonald

Head
Female

Annie

McDonald

Wife
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Male

David

McDonald

Son
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Annie

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Janet

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Janet

McDonald

Grandmother
First name(s) Duncan
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Duncan

McDonald

Head

Married

40

1841

Perthshire, Scotland

Annie

McDonald

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

McDonald

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

England

Annie

McDonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McDonald

Daughter

-

0

1881

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McDonald

Grandmother

Widow

82

1799

Perthshire, Scotland

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