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Household of William McDonald (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huntly, 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 McDonald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McDonald, born in 1838 in City, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Lilias McDonald, born in 1843 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1868 in Tullynessle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Banffshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Lilias (born 1874 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Elsie (born 1881 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William McDonald's household

Male

William

McDonald

Head
Female

Lilias

McDonald

Wife
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Lilias

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Elsie

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McDonald

Head

Married

43

1838

City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Lilias

McDonald

Wife

Married

38

1843

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

-

13

1868

Tullynessle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

-

11

1870

Banffshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

9

1872

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Lilias

McDonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie

McDonald

Daughter

-

0

1881

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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