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Household of Hugh McDonald (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

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.

Hugh McDonald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh McDonald, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann McDonald, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Hugh's Sister-In-Law, Margaret Humphreys, born in 1831 in Ireland.


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Hugh McDonald's household

Male

Hugh

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary Ann

McDonald

Wife
Male

Charles

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Hugh

McDonald

Son
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

Humphreys

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Hugh
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

McDonald

Head

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

McDonald

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Charles

McDonald

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

McDonald

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Humphreys

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

50

1831

Ireland

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