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Household of Peter Donald (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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.

Peter Donald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Donald, born in 1843 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jane Donald, born in 1844 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1867 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1875 in Waterloo, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Duncan (born 1880 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, Archibald Hamilton, born in 1855 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Peter Donald's household

Male

Peter

Donald

Head
Female

Jane

Donald

Wife
Male

James

Donald

Son
Male

John

Donald

Son
Female

Margaret

Donald

Daughter
Male

William

Donald

Son
Male

Duncan

Donald

Son
Male

Archibald

Hamilton

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Donald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Donald

Head

Married

38

1843

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Donald

Wife

Married

37

1844

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Donald

Son

-

14

1867

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Donald

Son

-

6

1875

Waterloo, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Donald

Daughter

-

5

1876

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Donald

Son

-

3

1878

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Duncan

Donald

Son

-

1

1880

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Archibald

Hamilton

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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