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Household of William McDonald (born 1831, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carloway, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McDonald, born in 1831 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1836 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1860 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Murdo (born 1866 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Kenneth (born 1868 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Malcolm (born 1880 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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William McDonald's household

Male

William

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary

McDonald

Wife
Female

Ann

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Murdo

McDonald

Son
Male

Kenneth

McDonald

Son
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Malcolm

McDonald

Son
First name(s) William
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McDonald

Head

Married

50

1831

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Wife

Married

45

1836

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Murdo

McDonald

Son

-

15

1866

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Kenneth

McDonald

Son

-

13

1868

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Malcolm

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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