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Household of Elen McDonald (born 1844, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverness, Invernessshire, 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.

Elen McDonald and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elen McDonald, born in 1844 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Elen was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Johana S (born 1864 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Sween Mcd (born 1869 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John Angus (born 1873 in Invergordon, Invernessshire, Scotland), Hillen (born 1876 in Invergordon, Invernessshire, Scotland) and Louisa (born 1878 in Invergordon, Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Elen's Boarder, Catherine Docherty, born in 1822 in Invernessshire, Scotland.


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Elen McDonald's household

Female

Elen

McDonald

Head
Female

Johana S

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Sween Mcd

McDonald

Son
Male

John Angus

McDonald

Son
Female

Hillen

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Louisa

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Docherty

Boarder
First name(s) Elen
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elen

McDonald

Head

Widow

37

1844

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Johana S

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Invernessshire, Scotland

Sween Mcd

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Invernessshire, Scotland

John Angus

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Invergordon, Invernessshire, Scotland

Hillen

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Invergordon, Invernessshire, Scotland

Louisa

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Invergordon, Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

Docherty

Boarder

Widow

59

1822

Invernessshire, Scotland

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