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Household of John McDonald (born 1830, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmaronock, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1830 in Balquhidder, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine McDonald, born in 1836 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet (born 1866 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Neil (born 1870 in Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1874 in Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Wife
Female

Janet

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Neil

McDonald

Son
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

William

McDonald

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

51

1830

Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Wife

Married

45

1836

Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

McDonald

Daughter

-

15

1866

Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

13

1868

Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Neil

McDonald

Son

-

11

1870

Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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