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Household of James McDonald (born 1832, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kildrummy, 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 McDonald and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDonald, born in 1832 in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McDonald, born in 1832 in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1864 in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1866 in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1867 in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Dowgall (born 1873 in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, James (born 1861 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Peter (born 1863 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Alexander (born 1849 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Isabella (born 1862 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Wife
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Dowgall

McDonald

Son
Male

James

Anderson

Servant
Male

Peter

McCombie

Servant
Male

Alexander

McCombie

Servant
Female

Isabella

Anderson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Married

49

1832

Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Wife

-

49

1832

Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

-

15

1866

Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

14

1867

Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

11

1870

Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Dowgall

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Peter

McCombie

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

McCombie

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kincardineshire, Scotland

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