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Household of John Macdonald (born 1816, Nairnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinkillie, Moray, 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.

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 1816 in Nairnshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Amelia Macdonald, born in 1831 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; James (born 1855 in Nairnshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1856 in Nairnshire, Scotland), Angus (born 1858 in Nairnshire, Scotland), John (born 1860 in Nairnshire, Scotland), Amelia (born 1861 in Nairnshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1866 in Morayshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1864 in Nairnshire, Scotland) and Elspet (born 1870 in Morayshire, Scotland).


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Amelia

Macdonald

Wife
Male

James

Macdonald

Son
Female

Isabella

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Angus

Macdonald

Son
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Female

Amelia

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Macdonald

Son
Female

Jane

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Elspet

Macdonald

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Nairnshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

65

1816

Nairnshire, Scotland

Amelia

Macdonald

Wife

Married

50

1831

Invernessshire, Scotland

James

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Nairnshire, Scotland

Isabella

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Nairnshire, Scotland

Angus

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Nairnshire, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Nairnshire, Scotland

Amelia

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Nairnshire, Scotland

Archibald

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Morayshire, Scotland

Jane

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Nairnshire, Scotland

Elspet

Macdonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Morayshire, Scotland

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