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Household of John Macdonald (born 1817, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macdonald, born in 1817 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Macdonald, born in 1824 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 4 children; Kenneth (born 1851 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Murdo (born 1859 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Anne (born 1878 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Margaret (born 1855 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John's Grandson, Donald (born 1881 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Mary

Macdonald

Wife
Male

Kenneth

Macdonald

Son
Female

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter-In-Law
Male

Murdo

Macdonald

Son
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Female

Anne

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Donald

Macdonald

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

64

1817

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Macdonald

Wife

Married

57

1824

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Kenneth

Macdonald

Son

Married

30

1851

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter-In-Law

Married

26

1855

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Murdo

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Son

-

14

1867

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Anne

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

Macdonald

Grandson

-

0

1881

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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