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Household of Peter McDonald (born 1853, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Janet McDonald, born in 1853 in Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Neil (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Mother, Janet McDonald, born in 1824 in Invernessshire, Scotland.


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Peter McDonald's household

Male

Peter

McDonald

Head
Female

Janet

McDonald

Wife
Male

Neil

McDonald

Son
Female

Janet

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Janet

McDonald

Mother
First name(s) Peter
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
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

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McDonald

Wife

Married

28

1853

Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Neil

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McDonald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McDonald

Mother

Widow

57

1824

Invernessshire, Scotland

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