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Household of John Macdonald (born 1828, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Killean & Kilchenzie, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macdonald, born in 1828 in Argyllshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Macdonald, born in 1838 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Barbara (born 1867 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Malcolm (born 1869 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Flora (born 1873 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1875 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1877 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1879 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Neil (born 1879 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Jane Macaulay, born in 1859 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland.


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Ann

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Barbara

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Malcolm

Macdonald

Son
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Female

Flora

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Donald

Macdonald

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Mary Jane

Macdonald

Son
Male

Neil

Macdonald

Son
Female

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Macaulay

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

53

1828

Argyllshire, Scotland

Ann

Macdonald

Wife

Married

43

1838

Argyllshire, Scotland

Barbara

Macdonald

Daughter

-

14

1867

Argyllshire, Scotland

Malcolm

Macdonald

Son

-

12

1869

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Son

-

10

1871

Argyllshire, Scotland

Flora

Macdonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

Macdonald

Son

-

6

1875

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Macdonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Macdonald

Son

-

2

1879

Argyllshire, Scotland

Neil

Macdonald

Son

-

2

1879

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter

-

0

1881

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Macaulay

Servant

-

22

1859

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

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