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Household of John McDonald (born 1819)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland (Western), 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 1819 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah McDonald, born in 1816 in Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Margaret (born 1835 in -), John's Servant, Mirren? (born 1862 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Catherine (born 1844 in Caithness, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Esther Bain (born 1878 in Ireland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Sarah

McDonald

Wife
Female

Margaret

Graham

Sister-In-Law
Female

Mirren?

Rollie

Servant
Female

Catherine

Neven

Visitor
Female

Esther Bain

Neven

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

62

1819

Ireland

Sarah

McDonald

Wife

Married

65

1816

Ireland

Margaret

Graham

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

46

1835

-

Mirren?

Rollie

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Neven

Visitor

Married

37

1844

Caithness, Scotland

Esther Bain

Neven

Visitor

-

3

1878

Ireland

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