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Household of Mac Donald Blair (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, England

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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.

Mac Donald Blair and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mac Donald Blair, born in 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 14 members. Mac Donald was the head of the household, married to Annie Blair, born in 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Ethel (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Lilian (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Beatrice (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mac Donald H (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Douglas (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Mac Donald's Visitor, Russell (born 1847 in United States), Mac Donald's Governess, Dinah (born 1855 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), Mac Donald's Servant, Sarah (born 1851 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England), Mac Donald's Servant, Agnes (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mac Donald's Servant, Sarah (born 1852 in Northumberland, England), Mac Donald's Servant, Martha (born 1855 in -) and Mac Donald's Visitor, William (born 1857 in Switzerland).


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Mac Donald Blair's household

Male

Mac Donald

Blair

Head
Female

Annie

Blair

Wife
Male

Russell

Jones

Visitor
Female

Ethel

Blair

Daughter
Female

Lilian

Blair

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Blair

Daughter
Male

Mac Donald H

Blair

Son
Male

Douglas

Blair

Son
Female

Dinah

Cleffs

Governess
Female

Sarah

Radford

Servant
Female

Agnes

Mackenzi

Servant
Female

Sarah

Ellwood

Servant
Female

Martha

Lloyd

Servant
Male

William

Trinison

Visitor
First name(s) Mac Donald
Last name Blair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mac Donald

Blair

Head

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie

Blair

Wife

Married

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Russell

Jones

Visitor

Married

34

1847

United States

Ethel

Blair

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lilian

Blair

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Beatrice

Blair

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mac Donald H

Blair

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Douglas

Blair

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Dinah

Cleffs

Governess

-

26

1855

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Sarah

Radford

Servant

-

30

1851

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Agnes

Mackenzi

Servant

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Ellwood

Servant

Single

29

1852

Northumberland, England

Martha

Lloyd

Servant

Single

26

1855

-

William

Trinison

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Switzerland

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