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Household of John Macdonald (born 1821, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portree, Invernessshire, 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 1821 in Invernessshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Macdonald, born in 1833 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1865 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Angus (born 1867 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1869 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Maggie Macdonald, born in 1879 in Invernessshire, Scotland.


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Mary

Macdonald

Wife
Male

James

Macdonald

Son
Male

Angus

Macdonald

Son
Female

Isabella

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Macdonald

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

60

1821

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Macdonald

Wife

Married

48

1833

Invernessshire, Scotland

James

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Invernessshire, Scotland

Angus

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Invernessshire, Scotland

Isabella

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Invernessshire, Scotland

Maggie

Macdonald

Granddaughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Invernessshire, Scotland

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