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Household of James Macdonald (born 1834, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crathie & Braemar, 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 Macdonald and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Macdonald, born in 1834 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Macdonald, born in 1846 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1872 in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Charles J (born 1876 in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1879 in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1879 in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Macdonald's household

Male

James

Macdonald

Head
Female

Helen

Macdonald

Wife
Male

George

Macdonald

Son
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Male

Charles J

Macdonald

Son
Female

Helen

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Macdonald

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Macdonald

Head

Married

47

1834

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Macdonald

Wife

Married

35

1846

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles J

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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