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Household of John McDonald (born 1836, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, 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 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1836 in Dunblane, Perthshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah McDonald, born in 1836 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Maggie (born 1859 in East Kilbride, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1861 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1866 in Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1870 in Doune, Perthshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1872 in Doune, Perthshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1875 in Doune, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, William (born 1852 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Boarder, Andrew (born 1858 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John's Boarder, James (born 1857 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
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John McDonald's household
John
McDonald
Head
Sarah
McDonald
Wife
Maggie
McDonald
Daughter
Mary
McDonald
Daughter
Sarah
McDonald
Daughter
John
McDonald
Son
Isabella
McDonald
Daughter
Archibald
McDonald
Son
Agnes
McDonald
Daughter
William
Small
Boarder
Andrew
Small
Boarder
James
Tait
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | McDonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | McDonald | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | McDonald | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | McDonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | East Kilbride, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Mary | McDonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | McDonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland | |
John | McDonald | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | McDonald | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Doune, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Archibald | McDonald | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Doune, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | McDonald | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Doune, Perthshire, Scotland | |
William | Small | Boarder | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Andrew | Small | Boarder | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
James | Tait | Boarder | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
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