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Household of Ewan McDonald (born 1831, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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.

Ewan McDonald and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ewan McDonald, born in 1831 in Fort William, Invernessshire, consisted of 6 members. Ewan was the head of the household, married to Margaret McDonald, born in 1841 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James G (born 1875 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1876 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Ewan's Visitor, Malcolm Robertson, born in 1851 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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Ewan McDonald's household

Male

Ewan

McDonald

Head
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Wife
Male

James G

McDonald

Son
Male

Donald

McDonald

Son
Female

Mary Ann

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Malcolm

Robertson

Visitor
First name(s) Ewan
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Fort William, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ewan

McDonald

Head

Married

50

1831

Fort William, Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Wife

Married

40

1841

Argyllshire, Scotland

James G

McDonald

Son

-

6

1875

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Son

-

5

1876

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

McDonald

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Malcolm

Robertson

Visitor

Unmarried

30

1851

Argyllshire, Scotland

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