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Household of Peter McDonald (born 1828, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter McDonald, born in 1828 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McDonald, born in 1830 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1873 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, Isabella Robertson, born in 1853 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Peter McDonald's household

Male

Peter

McDonald

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Robertson

Boarder
Male

Robert

Robertson

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

McDonald

Head

Married

53

1828

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Wife

Married

51

1830

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Robertson

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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