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Household of John Macdonald (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keighley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macdonald, born in 1836 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Macdonald, born in 1835 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary Elizabeth (born 1862 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England), Clara Elizabeth (born 1870 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1878 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England) and Agnes (born 1881 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; John Thomas (born 1878 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1879 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Patrick Mc Cormack, born in 1853 in Ireland.


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Catherine

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Clara Elizabeth

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Macdonald

Son
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Female

Agnes

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Mc Cormack

Son In Law
Male

John Thomas

Mc Cormack

Grand Son
Male

George

Mc Cormack

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

45

1836

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Macdonald

Wife

Married

46

1835

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Macdonald

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Clara Elizabeth

Macdonald

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Macdonald

Son

Single

10

1871

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

John

Macdonald

Son

Single

3

1878

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Agnes

Macdonald

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Patrick

Mc Cormack

Son In Law

Widower

28

1853

Ireland

John Thomas

Mc Cormack

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

George

Mc Cormack

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

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