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Household of Robert McDonald (born 1839, Dunbartonshire)

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.

Robert McDonald and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert McDonald, born in 1839 in Yoker, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Donald, born in 1848 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert McDonald's household

Male

Robert

McDonald

Head
Female

Margaret

Donald

Wife
Female

Isabella

Donald

Daughter
Male

John

Donald

Son
Female

Mary

Donald

Daughter
Male

William

Donald

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Yoker, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

McDonald

Head

Married

42

1839

Yoker, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Donald

Wife

Married

33

1848

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Donald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Donald

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Donald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Donald

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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