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Household of John McDonald (born 1837, Perthshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1837 in Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1844 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Isabella S (born 1868 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Bessie (born 1872 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Maggie A T (born 1875 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1858 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Annie (born 1862 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Jessie (born 1864 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Murdoch (born 1852 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary

McDonald

Wife
Female

Isabella S

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Bessie

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Maggie A T

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Cowan

Servant
Female

Annie

Campbell

Servant
Female

Jessie

Middlemus

Servant
Male

Murdoch

McIntosh

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

44

1837

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Wife

Married

37

1844

Invernessshire, Scotland

Isabella S

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Invernessshire, Scotland

Bessie

McDonald

Daughter

-

9

1872

Invernessshire, Scotland

Maggie A T

McDonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Cowan

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Argyllshire, Scotland

Annie

Campbell

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Invernessshire, Scotland

Jessie

Middlemus

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Invernessshire, Scotland

Murdoch

McIntosh

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Invernessshire, Scotland

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