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Household of John Macdonald (born 1836, Clackmannanshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryhill, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macdonald, born in 1836 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Macdonald, born in 1837 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Hugh C (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Patrick R (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Graham B (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Isabella M (born 1851 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Jane (born 1856 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1860 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Margaret

Macdonald

Wife
Male

Hugh C

Macdonald

Son
Male

Patrick R

Macdonald

Son
Male

Graham B

Macdonald

Son
Female

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Isabella M

Millan

Servant
Female

Jane

Haggart

Servant
Female

Margaret

Clark

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

45

1836

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Margaret

Macdonald

Wife

Married

44

1837

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hugh C

Macdonald

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Patrick R

Macdonald

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Graham B

Macdonald

Son

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella M

Millan

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane

Haggart

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

Clark

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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