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Household of John Macdonald (born 1809, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sleat, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macdonald, born in 1809 in Invernessshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Macdonald, born in 1817 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; David (born 1853 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1859 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Marion (born 1871 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Kate (born 1876 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Angus (born 1863 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Catherine

Macdonald

Wife
Male

David

Macdonald

Son
Female

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Marion

Macdonald

Granddaughter
Female

Kate

Macdonald

Granddaughter
Male

Angus

Beaton

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

72

1809

Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

Macdonald

Wife

Married

64

1817

Invernessshire, Scotland

David

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Invernessshire, Scotland

Marion

Macdonald

Granddaughter

-

10

1871

Invernessshire, Scotland

Kate

Macdonald

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

Invernessshire, Scotland

Angus

Beaton

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Invernessshire, Scotland

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