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Household of Thomas McDonald (born 1841, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McDonald, born in 1841 in Kilconquhar, Fife, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine McDonald, born in 1840 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1866 in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland), James W (born 1869 in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland), Mary R (born 1873 in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Nephew, David Blackly, born in 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Thomas McDonald's household

Male

Thomas

McDonald

Head
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Wife
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Male

James W

McDonald

Son
Female

Mary R

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McDonald

Son
Male

David

Blackly

Nephew
First name(s) Thomas
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

McDonald

Head

Married

40

1841

Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

-

15

1866

Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland

James W

McDonald

Son

-

12

1869

Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary R

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland

Thomas

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Blackly

Nephew

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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