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Household of Janet McDonald (born 1839, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Markinch, Fife, 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.

Janet McDonald and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet McDonald, born in 1839 in Falkland, Fife, consisted of 14 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 11 children; Robert (born 1862 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1864 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland), Agnes (born 1866 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland), Eliza (born 1867 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland), George (born 1871 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland), Christina (born 1874 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland), Ann (born 1875 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland) and Janet (born 1860 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Son-In-Law, David (born 1860 in Beath, Fife, Scotland) and Janet's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1881 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland).


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Janet McDonald's household

Female

Janet

McDonald

Head
Male

Robert

McDonald

Son
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Agnes

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Eliza

McDonald

Daughter
Male

George

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Christina

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Ann

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

David

McQueen

Son-In-Law
Female

Janet

McQueen

Daughter
Female

Janet

McQueen

Granddaughter
First name(s) Janet
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

McDonald

Head

Widow

42

1839

Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Robert

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

McDonald

Daughter

-

15

1866

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Eliza

McDonald

Daughter

-

14

1867

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

George

McDonald

Son

-

10

1871

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

-

12

1869

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

David

McQueen

Son-In-Law

Married

21

1860

Beath, Fife, Scotland

Janet

McQueen

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Janet

McQueen

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

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