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Household of Roderick J McDonald (born 1851, Morayshire)

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.

Roderick J McDonald and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Roderick J McDonald, born in 1851 in Morayshire, consisted of 6 members. Roderick J was the head of the household, married to Jane McDonald, born in 1856 in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James A (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ann J (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Roderick J's Boarder, Alexander Kennedy, born in 1847 in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Roderick J McDonald's household

Male

Roderick J

McDonald

Head
Female

Jane

McDonald

Wife
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

James A

McDonald

Son
Female

Ann J

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Kennedy

Boarder
First name(s) Roderick J
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Roderick J

McDonald

Head

Married

30

1851

Morayshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Wife

Married

25

1856

Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James A

McDonald

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann J

McDonald

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Kennedy

Boarder

-

34

1847

Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland

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