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Household of Thomas McDonald (born 1844, Ayrshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McDonald, born in 1844 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary S McDonald, born in 1846 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1868 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1871 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Williamina (born 1880 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas McDonald's household

Male

Thomas

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary S

McDonald

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Helen

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Williamina

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

McDonald

Head

Married

37

1844

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary S

McDonald

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter

-

13

1868

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

McDonald

Daughter

-

10

1871

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Williamina

McDonald

Daughter

-

1

1880

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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