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Household of James McDonald (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), England

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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 McDonald and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDonald, born in 1831 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann McDonald, born in 1836 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Anthony (born 1860 in York, Yorkshire, England), Kate (born 1862 in York, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1865 in Malton, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1867 in Malton, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1870 in Malton, Yorkshire, England), Rose (born 1872 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1876 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Aunt, Bridget Gologher, born in 1821 in Ireland.


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Ann

McDonald

Wife
Male

Anthony

McDonald

Son
Female

Kate

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Ann

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Ellen

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Rose

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McDonald

Son
Female

Bridget

Gologher

Aunt
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Ann

McDonald

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Anthony

McDonald

Son

Single

21

1860

York, Yorkshire, England

Kate

McDonald

Daughter

Single

19

1862

York, Yorkshire, England

Ann

McDonald

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Malton, Yorkshire, England

James

McDonald

Son

Single

14

1867

Malton, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

McDonald

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Malton, Yorkshire, England

Rose

McDonald

Daughter

Single

9

1872

York, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

McDonald

Son

Single

5

1876

York, Yorkshire, England

Bridget

Gologher

Aunt

Single

60

1821

Ireland

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