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Household of Murdo McDonald (born 1833, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Urquhart & Logie Wester, Ross and Cromarty, 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.

Murdo McDonald and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Murdo McDonald, born in 1833 in Invernessshire, consisted of 7 members. Murdo was the head of the household, married to Catherine McDonald, born in 1847 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexandrina (born 1869 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Ann (born 1871 in Urquhart, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Catherine (born 1873 in Urquhart, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Malcolm William (born 1879 in Urquhart, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Murdo's Boarder, Margaret Gollan, born in 1801 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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Murdo McDonald's household

Male

Murdo

McDonald

Head
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Wife
Female

Alexandrina

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Ann

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Malcolm William

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

Gollan

Boarder
First name(s) Murdo
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Murdo

McDonald

Head

Married

48

1833

Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Wife

Married

34

1847

Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexandrina

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Daughter

-

10

1871

Urquhart, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Urquhart, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Malcolm William

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

Urquhart, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

Gollan

Boarder

Unmarried

80

1801

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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