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Household of James McDonald (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDonald, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Charlotte McDonald, born in 1837 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1867 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1868 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charlotte (born 1870 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hector (born 1876 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1877 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Charlotte

McDonald

Wife
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

Hector

McDonald

Son
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Married

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charlotte

McDonald

Wife

Married

44

1837

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

-

14

1867

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

-

13

1868

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charlotte

McDonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter

-

9

1872

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

7

1874

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hector

McDonald

Son

-

5

1876

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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