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Household of John McDonald (born 1824, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lochs, Ross and Cromarty, 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 McDonald and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1824 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Peggy McDonald, born in 1826 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1858 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Peggy (born 1860 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Murdo (born 1862 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Donald (born 1865 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Donald McLeod, born in 1825 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Peggy

McDonald

Wife
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Peggy

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Murdo

McDonald

Son
Male

Donald

McDonald

Son
Male

Donald

McLeod

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

57

1824

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Peggy

McDonald

Wife

Married

55

1826

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Peggy

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Murdo

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

McLeod

Visitor

Married

56

1825

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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