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Household of Neil McDonald (born 1834, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stornoway, 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.

Neil McDonald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Neil McDonald, born in 1834 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. Neil was the head of the household, married to Ellen McDonald, born in 1846 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 5 children; Torquil (born 1867 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Donald (born 1869 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Chirsty (born 1880 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Neil's Servant, Mary Murray, born in 1858 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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Neil McDonald's household

Male

Neil

McDonald

Head
Female

Ellen

McDonald

Wife
Male

Torquil

McDonald

Son
Male

Donald

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Chirsty

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Mary

Murray

Servant
First name(s) Neil
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Neil

McDonald

Head

Married

47

1834

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ellen

McDonald

Wife

Married

35

1846

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Torquil

McDonald

Son

-

14

1867

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Son

-

12

1869

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

-

10

1871

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Chirsty

McDonald

Daughter

-

1

1880

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Murray

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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