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Household of James Donald (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bourtie, 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.

James Donald and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Donald, born in 1841 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Donald, born in 1836 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Andrew (born 1863 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alex (born 1868 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Janet Chirrey, born in 1827 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Donald's household

Male

James

Donald

Head
Female

Mary

Donald

Wife
Male

Andrew

Donald

Son
Male

John

Donald

Son
Male

Alex

Donald

Son
Female

Christina

Donald

Daughter
Female

Janet

Chirrey

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Donald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Donald

Head

Married

40

1841

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Donald

Wife

Married

45

1836

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Donald

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Donald

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alex

Donald

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Donald

Daughter

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Chirrey

Visitor

Unmarried

54

1827

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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