Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Gilbert Macdonald (born 1819, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, Midlothian, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Gilbert Macdonald and 3 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Gilbert Macdonald, born in 1819 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 4 members. Gilbert was the head of the household, married to Robert Macdonald, born in 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Gilbert's Servant, Mary Scott, born in 1861 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Gilbert Macdonald's household

Male

Gilbert

Macdonald

Head
Male

Robert

Macdonald

Son
Female

Isabella

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Mary

Scott

Servant
First name(s) Gilbert
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gilbert

Macdonald

Head

Married

62

1819

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Gilbert Macdonald in St Andrew's in 1881, and follow the Macdonald family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

Find your ancestors in our family trees

Search for your ancestors in over 4.5 million family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census