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Household of George Macdonald (born 1833, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.

George Macdonald and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Macdonald, born in 1833 in Caithness, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Cath R Macdonald, born in 1843 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alex N (born 1866 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John G (born 1866 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Anne (born 1870 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth H E (born 1872 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Charles R (born 1874 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Cath F M (born 1876 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in New Byth, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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George Macdonald's household

Male

George

Macdonald

Head
Female

Cath R

Macdonald

Wife
Male

Alex N

Macdonald

Son
Male

John G

Macdonald

Son
Female

Anne

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth H E

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Charles R

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Cath F M

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Arthur

Servant
Female

Margaret

Kennedy

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Macdonald

Head

Married

48

1833

Caithness, Scotland

Cath R

Macdonald

Wife

Married

38

1843

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alex N

Macdonald

Son

-

15

1866

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John G

Macdonald

Son

-

15

1866

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Anne

Macdonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth H E

Macdonald

Daughter

-

9

1872

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles R

Macdonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Cath F M

Macdonald

Daughter

-

5

1876

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Arthur

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Kennedy

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

New Byth, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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