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Household of Murdo Mdonald (born 1841, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carloway, 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 Mdonald and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Murdo Mdonald, born in 1841 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 7 members. Murdo was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mdonald, born in 1838 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1877 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Hector (born 1878 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Malcolm (born 1881 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Murdo's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1829 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Murdo's Servant, Ann (born 1860 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Murdo Mdonald's household

Male

Murdo

Mdonald

Head
Female

Margaret

Mdonald

Wife
Male

Alexander

Mdonald

Son
Male

Hector

Mdonald

Son
Male

Malcolm

Mdonald

Son
Female

Mary

Mdonald

Sister-In-Law
Female

Ann

Mleod

Servant
First name(s) Murdo
Last name Mdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Murdo

Mdonald

Head

Married

40

1841

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

Mdonald

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander

Mdonald

Son

-

4

1877

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Hector

Mdonald

Son

-

3

1878

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Malcolm

Mdonald

Son

-

0

1881

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Mdonald

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

52

1829

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ann

Mleod

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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