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Household of Peter McDonald (born 1857, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 McDonald and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter McDonald, born in 1857 in Anderston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Isabella McDonald, born in 1857 in Anderston, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Maggie (born 1875 in Anderston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1878 in Anderston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, Thomas Gallacher, born in 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Peter McDonald's household

Male

Peter

McDonald

Head
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Wife
Female

Maggie

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gallacher

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Anderston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

McDonald

Head

Married

24

1857

Anderston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Wife

Married

24

1857

Anderston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

McDonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Anderston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Anderston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Gallacher

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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