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Household of Roderick McDonald (born 1835, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Knockbain, Ross and Cromarty, 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 McDonald and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Roderick McDonald, born in 1835 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 7 members. Roderick was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McDonald, born in 1843 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1874 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Isabella (born 1876 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Janet (born 1879 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Roderick's Servant, James Cameron, born in 1868 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland.


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Roderick McDonald's household

Male

Roderick

McDonald

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Wife
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McDonald

Son
Female

Janet

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

Cameron

Servant
First name(s) Roderick
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Roderick

McDonald

Head

Married

46

1835

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

7

1874

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter

-

5

1876

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Thomas

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Janet

McDonald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

James

Cameron

Servant

-

13

1868

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

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