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Household of Robert Macdonald (born 1831, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lairg, Sutherland, 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.

Robert Macdonald and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Macdonald, born in 1831 in Sutherland, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Esther C Macdonald, born in 1831 in Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland. They had 8 children; Jane C (born 1860 in Sutherland, Scotland), Alexander (born 1862 in Sutherland, Scotland), Walter (born 1865 in Sutherland, Scotland), Williamina (born 1866 in Sutherland, Scotland), Mary M K (born 1868 in Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Creich, Sutherland, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Creich, Sutherland, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Kincardine, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Robert Macdonald's household

Male

Robert

Macdonald

Head
Female

Esther C

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Jane C

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Macdonald

Son
Male

Walter

Macdonald

Son
Female

Williamina

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Mary M K

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Male

Robert

Macdonald

Son
Female

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Macdonald

Head

Married

50

1831

Sutherland, Scotland

Esther C

Macdonald

Wife

Married

50

1831

Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland

Jane C

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Sutherland, Scotland

Alexander

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Sutherland, Scotland

Walter

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Sutherland, Scotland

Williamina

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Sutherland, Scotland

Mary M K

Macdonald

Daughter

-

13

1868

Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Son

-

10

1871

Creich, Sutherland, Scotland

Robert

Macdonald

Son

-

9

1872

Creich, Sutherland, Scotland

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Kincardine, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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