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Household of Samuel McDonald (born 1849, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wemyss, Fife, 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.

Samuel McDonald and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel McDonald, born in 1849 in Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Marion McDonald, born in 1852 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1873 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland), Donald (born 1875 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Angus (born 1876 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland) and Samuel (born 1881 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Brother, Robert McDonald, born in 1852 in Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Samuel McDonald's household

Male

Samuel

McDonald

Head
Female

Marion

McDonald

Wife
Male

Robert

McDonald

Son
Male

Donald

McDonald

Son
Male

Angus

McDonald

Son
Male

Samuel

McDonald

Son
Male

Robert

McDonald

Brother
First name(s) Samuel
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

McDonald

Head

Married

32

1849

Ayrshire, Scotland

Marion

McDonald

Wife

Married

29

1852

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Robert

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Son

-

6

1875

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Angus

McDonald

Son

-

5

1876

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Samuel

McDonald

Son

-

0

1881

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Robert

McDonald

Brother

Unmarried

29

1852

Ayrshire, Scotland

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