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Household of James McDonald (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, 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 1840 in , consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane McDonald, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 9 children; Mary (born 1861 in Ireland), Matilda (born 1865 in Ireland), Sarah (born 1867 in Ireland), Annie (born 1869 in Ireland), Eliza (born 1870 in Ireland), William (born 1872 in Ireland), Levina (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Jane

McDonald

Wife
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Matilda

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Sarah

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Annie

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Eliza

McDonald

Daughter
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Female

Levina

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Jane

McDonald

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

Matilda

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Ireland

Sarah

McDonald

Daughter

-

14

1867

Ireland

Annie

McDonald

Daughter

-

12

1869

Ireland

Eliza

McDonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Ireland

William

McDonald

Son

-

9

1872

Ireland

Levina

McDonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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