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Household of John McDonald (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ladhope, Selkirkshire, 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 1843 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maggie K McDonald, born in 1850 in Camden, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary G (born 1873 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Annie M E C (born 1875 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John W (born 1879 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Maggie C (born 1880 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jane McCleland, born in 1863 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Maggie K

McDonald

Wife
Female

Mary G

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Annie M E C

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John W

McDonald

Son
Female

Maggie C

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Jane

McCleland

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

38

1843

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie K

McDonald

Wife

Married

31

1850

Camden, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary G

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Annie M E C

McDonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John W

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Maggie C

McDonald

Daughter

-

1

1880

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

McCleland

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

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