Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Janet Donaldson (born 1822)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Janet Donaldson and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Donaldson, born in 1822 in , consisted of 8 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Janie D (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Grandson, William (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet's Granddaughter, Jeannette (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet's Boarder, Halvor (born 1860 in -), Janet's Nephew, George D (born 1850 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Janet's Son-In-Law, David E (born 1856 in Newcastle).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Janet Donaldson's household

Female

Janet

Donaldson

Head
Female

Janie D

Donaldson

Daughter
Male

William

Donaldson

Grandson
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Jeannette

Anderson

Granddaughter
Male

Halvor

Stang

Boarder
Male

George D

Crombie

Nephew
Male

David E

Anderson

Son-In-Law
First name(s) Janet
Last name Donaldson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place -

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Donaldson

Head

Widow

59

1822

-

Janie D

Donaldson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Donaldson

Grandson

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jeannette

Anderson

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Halvor

Stang

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

-

George D

Crombie

Nephew

Unmarried

31

1850

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David E

Anderson

Son-In-Law

Married

25

1856

Newcastle

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Janet Donaldson in Edinburgh, St Giles in 1881, and follow the Donaldson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Janet Donaldson

We’ve found Janet Donaldson in 142 family trees. Find out more about Janet Donaldson's household and view the Donaldson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census