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Household of James Macdonald (born 1845, Nairnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Urquhart, Invernessshire, 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 1845 in Urquhart, Nairnshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Macdonald, born in 1849 in Nairnshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1877 in Nairnshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Nairnshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Nairnshire, Scotland) and Evan (born 1880 in Nairnshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Eliza Fraser, born in 1867 in Nairnshire, Scotland.


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James Macdonald's household

Male

James

Macdonald

Head
Female

Eliza

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Ann

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Female

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Evan

Macdonald

Son
Female

Eliza

Fraser

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Urquhart, Nairnshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Macdonald

Head

Married

36

1845

Urquhart, Nairnshire, Scotland

Eliza

Macdonald

Wife

Married

32

1849

Nairnshire, Scotland

Ann

Macdonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Nairnshire, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Son

-

3

1878

Nairnshire, Scotland

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Nairnshire, Scotland

Evan

Macdonald

Son

-

1

1880

Nairnshire, Scotland

Eliza

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Nairnshire, Scotland

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