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Household of James McDonald (born 1855)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDonald, born in 1855 in , consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1858 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Ann, born 1881 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Thomas Woods, born in 1844 in Ireland.


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary

McDonald

Wife
Female

Ann

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Woods

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Ireland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Married

26

1855

Ireland

Mary

McDonald

Wife

Married

23

1858

Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Woods

Boarder

Widower

37

1844

Ireland

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