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Household of John Macdonald (born 1833, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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 1833 in Invernessshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Macdonald, born in 1839 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hector (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Murdoch (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Angus Cameron (born 1880 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Margaret

Macdonald

Wife
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Male

Hector

Macdonald

Son
Male

Murdoch

Macdonald

Son
Female

Catherine

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Angus Cameron

Macdonald

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
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

48

1833

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

Macdonald

Wife

Married

42

1839

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hector

Macdonald

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Murdoch

Macdonald

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Macdonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Angus Cameron

Macdonald

Son

-

1

1880

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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