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Household of John Macdonald (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, Midlothian, 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 1839 in Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Grierson, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John Smart (born 1862 in Midlothian, Scotland), Jane Stuart (born 1864 in Midlothian, Scotland), Flora Stuart (born 1879 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Reginald Stuart (born 1881 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Jane

Grierson

Wife
Male

John Smart

McDonald

Son
Female

Jane Stuart

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Flora Stuart

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Reginald Stuart

McDonald

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

42

1839

Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Grierson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John Smart

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Midlothian, Scotland

Jane Stuart

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Midlothian, Scotland

Flora Stuart

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Midlothian, Scotland

Reginald Stuart

McDonald

Son

-

0

1881

Midlothian, Scotland

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