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Household of James McDonald (born 1828, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inch, Wigtownshire, 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 1828 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McDonald, born in 1834 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1861 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1870 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Mary A (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Mary (born 1878 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Wife
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Ann

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Sateen

Granddaughter
Female

Mary

Stewart

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Married

53

1828

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Wife

Married

47

1834

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

13

1868

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary A

Sateen

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Stewart

Boarder

-

3

1878

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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