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Household of John McDonald (born 1833, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1833 in Portree, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane McDonald, born in 1832 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Murdo (born 1863 in Ross, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Ross, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Johna (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Donald (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Jane

McDonald

Wife
Male

Murdo

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Johna

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Donald

McDonald

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Portree, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

48

1833

Portree, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Wife

Married

49

1832

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Murdo

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Ross, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

-

13

1868

Ross, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Johna

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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