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Household of Peter McDonald (born 1808, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 McDonald and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter McDonald, born in 1808 in Perthshire, consisted of 4 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jean McDonald, born in 1817 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Lodger, James (born 1860 in England) and Peter's Lodger, David (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Peter McDonald's household

Male

Peter

McDonald

Head
Female

Jean

McDonald

Wife
Male

James

Watson

Lodger
Male

David

Niddrie

Lodger
First name(s) Peter
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

McDonald

Head

Married

73

1808

Perthshire, Scotland

Jean

McDonald

Wife

Married

64

1817

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Lodger

Unmarried

21

1860

England

David

Niddrie

Lodger

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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