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Household of James Macdonald (born 1837, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Macdonald, born in 1837 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Macdonald, born in 1852 in Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Flora (born 1867 in Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Martha (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Macdonald's household

Male

James

Macdonald

Head
Female

Mary

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Flora

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Martha

Macdonald

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Macdonald

Head

Married

44

1837

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Macdonald

Wife

Married

29

1852

Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Flora

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Jane

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Martha

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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