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Household of Thomas McDonald (born 1834, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 McDonald and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McDonald, born in 1834 in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Colina Ross, born in 1838 in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 4 children; Neill (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Duncan (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Christian (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Thomas McDonald's household

Male

Thomas

McDonald

Head
Female

Colina

Ross

Wife
Male

Neill

McDonald

Son
Male

George

McDonald

Son
Male

Duncan

McDonald

Son
Female

Christian

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

McDonald

Head

Married

47

1834

Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Colina

Ross

Wife

Married

43

1838

Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Neill

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Duncan

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christian

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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