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Household of William McDonald (born 1851, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmuir Easter, Ross and Cromarty, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McDonald, born in 1851 in Reay, Caithness, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1848 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1873 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Louisa (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William McDonald's household

Male

William

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary

McDonald

Wife
Male

George

McDonald

Son
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Louisa

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McDonald

Head

Married

30

1851

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

George

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Louisa

McDonald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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