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 Jessie McDonald (born 1843, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Jessie McDonald and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Jessie McDonald, born in 1843 in Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Jessie was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Maggie (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Jessie's Boarder, Maggie (born 1857 in Sutherland, Scotland), Jessie's Boarder, David (born 1851 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Jessie's Boarder, Charles (born 1857 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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

Jessie McDonald's household

Female

Jessie

McDonald

Head
Female

Maggie

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Maggie

McDougal

Boarder
Male

David

McLaren

Boarder
Male

Charles

McLaren

Boarder
Female

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) Jessie
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jessie

McDonald

Head

Widow

38

1843

Perthshire, Scotland

Maggie

McDonald

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie

McDougal

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Sutherland, Scotland

David

McLaren

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Perthshire, Scotland

Charles

McLaren

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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 Jessie McDonald in St Peter in 1881, and follow the McDonald family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Jessie McDonald

We’ve found Jessie McDonald in 170 family trees. Find out more about Jessie McDonald's household and view the McDonald family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census