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Household of William Macdonald (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 Macdonald and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Macdonald, born in 1847 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Macdonald, born in 1849 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1872 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1878 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Caroline (born 1880 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Macdonald's household

Male

William

Macdonald

Head
Female

Ann

Macdonald

Wife
Male

William

Macdonald

Son
Female

Jane

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Macdonald

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Macdonald

Head

Married

34

1847

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Macdonald

Wife

Married

32

1849

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Macdonald

Son

-

9

1872

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Macdonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Macdonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Macdonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Caroline

Macdonald

Daughter

-

1

1880

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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