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Household of Robert McDonald (born 1838, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Borthwick, Midlothian, 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 McDonald and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert McDonald, born in 1838 in Dunse, Berwickshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Agnes McDonald, born in 1838 in Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Janet (born 1864 in Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1870 in Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Eccles, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John K (born 1875 in Eccles, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and George (born 1878 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Robert McDonald's household

Male

Robert

McDonald

Head
Female

Agnes

McDonald

Wife
Female

Janet

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Agnes

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Robert

McDonald

Son
Male

John K

McDonald

Son
Male

George

McDonald

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

McDonald

Head

Married

43

1838

Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

Agnes

McDonald

Wife

Married

43

1838

Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Janet

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland

Agnes

McDonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland

Robert

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Eccles, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John K

McDonald

Son

-

6

1875

Eccles, Roxburghshire, Scotland

George

McDonald

Son

-

3

1878

Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

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