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Household of John McDonald (born 1832, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilconquhar, Fife, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1832 in Comrie, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen McDonald, born in 1838 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1870 in Newburn, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1872 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland) and Mary (born 1877 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Helen

McDonald

Wife
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Janet

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

49

1832

Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

McDonald

Wife

Married

43

1838

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

11

1870

Newburn, Fife, Scotland

Janet

McDonald

Daughter

-

9

1872

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

6

1875

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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