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Household of Ellen McDonald (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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.

Ellen McDonald and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen McDonald, born in 1851 in , consisted of 7 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Letitia (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Ellen's Boarder, Maggie (born 1860 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Ellen's Boarder, Euphemia (born 1859 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Ellen McDonald's household

Female

Ellen

McDonald

Head
Female

Letitia

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Annie

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Ellen

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Nimmo

Boarder
Female

Euphemia

McGillivray

Boarder
First name(s) Ellen
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

McDonald

Head

Widow

30

1851

Ireland

Letitia

McDonald

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

McDonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Nimmo

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Euphemia

McGillivray

Boarder

Widow

22

1859

Argyllshire, Scotland

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