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Household of Thomas Macdonald (born 1854, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

Thomas Macdonald and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Macdonald, born in 1854 in Urra, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Macdonald, born in 1853 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Catherine E (born 1877 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary J (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother-In-Law, Jane Nisbet, born in 1829 in Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Macdonald's household

Male

Thomas

Macdonald

Head
Female

Jane

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Catherine E

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Jane

Nisbet

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Urra, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Macdonald

Head

Married

27

1854

Urra, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jane

Macdonald

Wife

Married

28

1853

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine E

Macdonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary J

Macdonald

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Nisbet

Mother-In-Law

Married

52

1829

Kincardineshire, Scotland

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