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Household of Isabella McDonald (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, 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.

Isabella McDonald and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isabella McDonald, born in 1836 in Partick, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Isabella was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; William (born 1856 in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet Liddell (born 1859 in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1863 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret Kennedy (born 1866 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth Park (born 1873 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Isabella's Grandson, William Watson Mackay, born in 1880 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Isabella McDonald's household

Female

Isabella

McDonald

Head
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Female

Janet Liddell

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Mackay

Daughter
Female

Margaret Kennedy

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Park

McDonald

Daughter
Male

William Watson

Mackay

Grandson
First name(s) Isabella
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Isabella

McDonald

Head

Widow

45

1836

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet Liddell

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Mackay

Daughter

Married

18

1863

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret Kennedy

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Park

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William Watson

Mackay

Grandson

-

1

1880

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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