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Household of Murdoch Macdonald (born 1843, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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.

Murdoch Macdonald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Murdoch Macdonald, born in 1843 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. Murdoch was the head of the household, married to Ann Macdonald, born in 1845 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; Maryann (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Donald (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Murdoch's Boarder, John (born 1848 in Lochcarron, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Murdoch's Boarder, George (born 1850 in Lochcarron, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Murdoch's Boarder, Duncan (born 1853 in Lochcarron, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Murdoch Macdonald's household

Male

Murdoch

Macdonald

Head
Female

Ann

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Maryann

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Donald

Macdonald

Son
Male

John

Mac'Kenzie

Boarder
Male

George

Mac'Kenzie

Boarder
Male

Duncan

Mac'Kenzie

Boarder
First name(s) Murdoch
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Murdoch

Macdonald

Head

Married

38

1843

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ann

Macdonald

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Maryann

Macdonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Donald

Macdonald

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Mac'Kenzie

Boarder

Unmarried

33

1848

Lochcarron, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

George

Mac'Kenzie

Boarder

Unmarried

31

1850

Lochcarron, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Duncan

Mac'Kenzie

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Lochcarron, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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