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Household of John Macdonald (born 1819)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestonkirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 1819 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Bridget Macdonald, born in 1818 in Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Hannah (born 1819 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Lodger, James (born 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Lodger, Margaret (born 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Lodger, John (born 1809 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Lodger, Alfred (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Lodger, James (born 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Bridget

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Hannah

McKenzie

Lodger
Male

James

McDade

Lodger
Female

Margaret

McDade

Lodger
Male

John

Codone

Lodger
Male

Alfred

Codone

Lodger
Male

James

Allan

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

62

1819

Ireland

Bridget

Macdonald

Wife

Married

63

1818

Ireland

Hannah

McKenzie

Lodger

Unmarried

62

1819

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

McDade

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McDade

Lodger

Married

36

1845

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Codone

Lodger

Married

72

1809

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alfred

Codone

Lodger

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Allan

Lodger

Unmarried

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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