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Household of John Macdonald (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, London,Middlesex, England

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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.

John Macdonald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macdonald, born in 1841 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Macdonald, born in 1853 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1871 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), John (born 1876 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Rosa (born 1879 in Westminster, Middlesex, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Westminster, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Aunt, Elizabeth Hawkins, born in 1831 in Devon, England.


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Eliza

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Male

Thomas

Macdonald

Son
Female

Rosa

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hawkins

Aunt
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Eliza

Macdonald

Wife

Married

28

1853

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Macdonald

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

John

Macdonald

Son

Single

5

1876

Brixton, Surrey, England

Thomas

Macdonald

Son

Single

3

1878

Brixton, Surrey, England

Rosa

Macdonald

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Macdonald

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Hawkins

Aunt

Single

50

1831

Devon, England

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