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Household of John McDonald (born 1834, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1834 in Argyllshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1830 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1867 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1869 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William McKenzie, born in 1851 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary

McDonald

Wife
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Sarah

McDonald

Daughter
Male

William

McKenzie

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

47

1834

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Wife

Married

51

1830

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

McDonald

Daughter

-

12

1869

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McKenzie

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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