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Household of William Macdonald (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, England

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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 Macdonald and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Macdonald, born in 1842 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Marian Macdonald, born in 1846 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England. They had 6 children; Jessie A (born 1871 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Flora (born 1875 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Harriet M (born 1876 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Duncan W (born 1877 in Clapton, Middlesex, England), Helen (born 1879 in Clapton, Middlesex, England) and Mary M (born 1880 in Clapton, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Janet Hutton, born in 1814 in Scotland.


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William Macdonald's household

Male

William

Macdonald

Head
Female

Marian

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Jessie A

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Flora

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Harriet M

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Duncan W

Macdonald

Son
Female

Helen

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Mary M

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Janet

Hutton

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Macdonald

Head

Married

39

1842

Scotland

Marian

Macdonald

Wife

Married

35

1846

Wimbledon, Surrey, England

Jessie A

Macdonald

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Flora

Macdonald

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Harriet M

Macdonald

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Duncan W

Macdonald

Son

Single

4

1877

Clapton, Middlesex, England

Helen

Macdonald

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Clapton, Middlesex, England

Mary M

Macdonald

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Clapton, Middlesex, England

Janet

Hutton

Visitor

Widow

67

1814

Scotland

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