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Household of Thomas McDonald (born 1841, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alyth, Perthshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McDonald, born in 1841 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann McDonald, born in 1841 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1868 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1869 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George (born 1871 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Betsy (born 1874 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1877 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1879 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Visitor, George Milne, born in 1853 in England.


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Thomas McDonald's household

Male

Thomas

McDonald

Head
Female

Ann

McDonald

Wife
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

George

McDonald

Son
Female

Betsy

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Helen

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Maggie

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McDonald

Son
Male

George

Milne

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

McDonald

Head

Married

40

1841

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Wife

Married

40

1841

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

-

13

1868

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

12

1869

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

McDonald

Son

-

10

1871

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

McDonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

McDonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Maggie

McDonald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Thomas

McDonald

Son

-

0

1881

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

George

Milne

Visitor

-

28

1853

England

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