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Household of Peter McDonald (born 1844, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District Oldmonkland Parish, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter McDonald, born in 1844 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Janet T McDonald, born in 1843 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Janet B (born 1870 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1872 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland), James T (born 1874 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1876 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ellen A (born 1880 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Servant, Janet (born 1857 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter's Servant, Ann (born 1857 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Peter McDonald's household

Male

Peter

McDonald

Head
Female

Janet T

McDonald

Wife
Female

Janet B

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Agnes

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James T

McDonald

Son
Male

Peter

McDonald

Son
Female

Ellen A

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Janet

Nicolson

Servant
Female

Ann

Mitchell

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

McDonald

Head

Married

37

1844

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet T

McDonald

Wife

Married

38

1843

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet B

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

Agnes

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

James T

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

McDonald

Son

-

5

1876

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen A

McDonald

Daughter

-

1

1880

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Nicolson

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Mitchell

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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