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Household of Thomas McDonald (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McDonald, born in 1851 in , consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane McDonald, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Ann Topper, born in 1836 in Ireland.


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Thomas McDonald's household

Male

Thomas

McDonald

Head
Female

Jane

McDonald

Wife
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Ann

Topper

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

McDonald

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Jane

McDonald

Wife

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Topper

Boarder

Widow

45

1836

Ireland

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