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Household of John McDonald (born 1847, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1847 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann McDonald, born in 1845 in Newtonmore, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jessie (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Frances (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Christina (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Ann

McDonald

Wife
Female

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Frances

McDonald

Son
Male

David

McDonald

Son
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Christina

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

34

1847

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Wife

Married

36

1845

Newtonmore, Invernessshire, Scotland

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Frances

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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