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Household of John McDonald (born 1802, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inveraray, Argyllshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1802 in Argyllshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Helen (born 1843 in Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1845 in Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, Neil (born 1858 in Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, Archibald H (born 1876 in Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, John (born 1876 in Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, Dugald L (born 1878 in Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Janet (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Mary (born 1858 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Helen

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Neil

McDonald

Grandson
Male

Archibald H

McDonald

Grandson
Male

John

McDonald

Grandson
Male

Dugald L

McDonald

Grandson
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Janet

Turner

Servant
Female

Mary

Turner

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 79
Birth year 1802
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Widower

79

1802

Argyllshire, Scotland

Helen

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

38

1843

Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland

Neil

McDonald

Grandson

Unmarried

23

1858

Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland

Archibald H

McDonald

Grandson

-

5

1876

Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Grandson

-

5

1876

Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland

Dugald L

McDonald

Grandson

-

3

1878

Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

Widower

36

1845

Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

Turner

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Turner

Visitor

Unmarried

23

1858

Argyllshire, Scotland

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