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Household of Matthew Donald (born 1824, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, 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.

Matthew Donald and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Donald, born in 1824 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Margaret Donald, born in 1845 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Janet Smith (born 1876 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret H H (born 1880 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Servant, Mary McFarlane, born in 1863 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Matthew Donald's household

Male

Matthew

Donald

Head
Female

Margaret

Donald

Wife
Female

Janet Smith

Donald

Daughter
Female

Margaret H H

Donald

Daughter
Female

Mary

McFarlane

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Donald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Donald

Head

Married

57

1824

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Donald

Wife

Married

36

1845

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet Smith

Donald

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret H H

Donald

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McFarlane

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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