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Household of John Macdonald (born 1840, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arisaig, Argyllshire, 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 1840 in Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Macdonald, born in 1851 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Catheran (born 1871 in Invernessshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1875 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Allan (born 1879 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Flora Macdugall, born in 1864 in Invernessshire, Scotland.


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Catherine

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Catheran

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

William

Macdonald

Son
Female

Ann

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Allan

Macdonald

Son
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Female

Flora

Macdugall

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
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

41

1840

Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

Macdonald

Wife

Married

30

1851

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catheran

Macdonald

Daughter

-

10

1871

Invernessshire, Scotland

William

Macdonald

Son

-

8

1873

Invernessshire, Scotland

Ann

Macdonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Invernessshire, Scotland

Allan

Macdonald

Son

-

2

1879

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Son

-

1

1880

Invernessshire, Scotland

Flora

Macdugall

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Invernessshire, Scotland

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