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Household of Hugh McDonald (born 1832, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

Hugh McDonald and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh McDonald, born in 1832 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McDonald, born in 1838 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jane (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Williamina (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Fanny (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Hugh's Lodger, William Milne, born in 1851 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Hugh McDonald's household

Male

Hugh

McDonald

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Wife
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Williamina

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Charles

McDonald

Son
Female

Fanny

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Annie

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Hugh

McDonald

Daughter
Male

William

Milne

Lodger
First name(s) Hugh
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

McDonald

Head

Married

49

1832

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Wife

Married

43

1838

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Williamina

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Fanny

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Milne

Lodger

Widower

30

1851

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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