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Household of William Macdonald (born 1843, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Macdonald, born in 1843 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Macdonald, born in 1845 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Archibald (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Macdonald's household

Male

William

Macdonald

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Macdonald

Wife
Male

Archibald

Macdonald

Son
Male

William

Macdonald

Son
Male

James

Macdonald

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Macdonald

Head

Married

38

1843

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Macdonald

Wife

Married

36

1845

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Archibald

Macdonald

Son

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Macdonald

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Macdonald

Son

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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