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Household of John McDonald (born 1843, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monifieth, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1843 in Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane McDonald, born in 1843 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1865 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1870 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Jane

McDonald

Wife
Female

Ann

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

Thomas

McDonald

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

38

1843

Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Wife

Married

38

1843

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Daughter

-

16

1865

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

13

1868

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

-

11

1870

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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