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Household of John Macdonald (born 1835, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cupar, Fife, 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 1835 in Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Macdonald, born in 1836 in Morayshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1864 in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1866 in Abernethy, Fife, Scotland), Helen (born 1868 in Croy, Invernessshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1870 in Croy, Invernessshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland) and Mary (born 1878 in Balmerino, Fife, Scotland).


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Helen

Macdonald

Wife
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Female

Isabella

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Helen

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Charles

Macdonald

Son
Male

Alexander

Macdonald

Son
Female

Mary

Macdonald

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

46

1835

Invernessshire, Scotland

Helen

Macdonald

Wife

Married

45

1836

Morayshire, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

Isabella

Macdonald

Daughter

-

15

1866

Abernethy, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Macdonald

Daughter

-

13

1868

Croy, Invernessshire, Scotland

Charles

Macdonald

Son

-

11

1870

Croy, Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

Macdonald

Son

-

4

1877

Leuchars, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Macdonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Balmerino, Fife, Scotland

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