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Household of William Donalson (born 1856, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Larkhall, 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.

William Donalson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Donalson, born in 1856 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Donalson, born in 1856 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1875 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mathew D (born 1879 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Donalson's household

Male

William

Donalson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Donalson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Donaldson

Daughter
Male

James

Donaldson

Son
Male

Mathew D

Donaldson

Son
Male

William

Donaldson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Donalson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Donalson

Head

Married

25

1856

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Donalson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Ireland

Margaret

Donaldson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Donaldson

Son

-

4

1877

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mathew D

Donaldson

Son

-

2

1879

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Donaldson

Son

-

0

1881

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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