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Household of John McDonald (born 1831, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gravesend, Kent, England

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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 McDonald and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1831 in Durham, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline McDonald, born in 1834 in Cork, Cork, Ireland. They had 7 children; John (born 1861 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Henry (born 1863 in Gravesend, Kent, England), James (born 1865 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Joseph (born 1867 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Caroline (born 1871 in Gravesend, Kent, England) and Edward (born 1873 in Gravesend, Kent, England).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Caroline

McDonald

Wife
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Henry

McDonald

Son
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

Joseph

McDonald

Son
Male

Thomas

McDonald

Son
Female

Caroline

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Edward

McDonald

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

50

1831

Durham, England

Caroline

McDonald

Wife

Married

47

1834

Cork, Cork, Ireland

John

McDonald

Son

Single

20

1861

Gravesend, Kent, England

Henry

McDonald

Son

Single

18

1863

Gravesend, Kent, England

James

McDonald

Son

Single

16

1865

Gravesend, Kent, England

Joseph

McDonald

Son

Single

14

1867

Gravesend, Kent, England

Thomas

McDonald

Son

Single

12

1869

Gravesend, Kent, England

Caroline

McDonald

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Gravesend, Kent, England

Edward

McDonald

Son

Single

8

1873

Gravesend, Kent, England

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