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Household of John McDonald (born 1833, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverness, Invernessshire, 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 1833 in Invernessshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine McDonald, born in 1836 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1866 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland) and Alexandrina (born 1871 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Donald Fraser, born in 1862 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Wife
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Alexandrina

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Donald

Fraser

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

48

1833

Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Wife

Married

45

1836

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexandrina

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Donald

Fraser

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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