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Household of James McDonald (born 1834, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverness & Bona, 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 McDonald and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDonald, born in 1834 in Invernessshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret McDonald, born in 1842 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1874 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Invernessshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Duncan (born 1880 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Nephew, James Paterson, born in 1866 in Invernessshire, Scotland.


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Wife
Male

James

Paterson

Nephew
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Male

Duncan

McDonald

Son
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Married

47

1834

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Wife

Married

39

1842

Invernessshire, Scotland

James

Paterson

Nephew

Unmarried

15

1866

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Invernessshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Invernessshire, Scotland

Duncan

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Invernessshire, Scotland

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