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Household of John Macdonald (born 1843, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Golspie, Sutherland, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macdonald, born in 1843 in Sutherland, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Bella Macdonald, born in 1846 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 9 children; John (born 1865 in Sutherland, Scotland), Jessie (born 1867 in Sutherland, Scotland), Kenneth (born 1869 in Sutherland, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Sutherland, Scotland), Jeannie (born 1874 in Sutherland, Scotland), Christy (born 1875 in Sutherland, Scotland), Bella (born 1876 in Sutherland, Scotland), Donald (born 1879 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1880 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Bella

Macdonald

Wife
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Female

Jessie

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Kenneth

Macdonald

Son
Female

Mary

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Jeannie

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Christy

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Bella

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Donald

Macdonald

Son
Male

Hugh

Macdonald

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

38

1843

Sutherland, Scotland

Bella

Macdonald

Wife

Married

35

1846

Sutherland, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Son

-

16

1865

Sutherland, Scotland

Jessie

Macdonald

Daughter

-

14

1867

Sutherland, Scotland

Kenneth

Macdonald

Son

-

12

1869

Sutherland, Scotland

Mary

Macdonald

Daughter

-

9

1872

Sutherland, Scotland

Jeannie

Macdonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Sutherland, Scotland

Christy

Macdonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Sutherland, Scotland

Bella

Macdonald

Daughter

-

5

1876

Sutherland, Scotland

Donald

Macdonald

Son

-

2

1879

Sutherland, Scotland

Hugh

Macdonald

Son

-

1

1880

Sutherland, Scotland

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