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Household of John Macdonald (born 1840, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Uig, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macdonald, born in 1840 in Uig, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Macdonald, born in 1846 in Uig, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 2 children; Norman (born 1877 in Uig, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Angus (born 1879 in Uig, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Catherine (born 1801 in Uig, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Catherine (born 1870 in Uig, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Catherine

Macdonald

Wife
Male

Norman

Macdonald

Son
Male

Angus

Macdonald

Son
Female

Catherine

Maclean

Mother-In-Law
Female

Catherine

Nicolson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Uig, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

41

1840

Uig, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

Macdonald

Wife

Married

35

1846

Uig, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Norman

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Uig, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Angus

Macdonald

Son

-

2

1879

Uig, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

Maclean

Mother-In-Law

Widow

80

1801

Uig, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

Nicolson

Boarder

Unmarried

11

1870

Uig, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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