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Household of William McDonald (born 1841, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverkeithing, Fife, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McDonald, born in 1841 in Kilspindie, Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret McDonald, born in 1841 in Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Ann (born 1863 in Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1866 in Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland), Joan (born 1869 in Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland), Rachel (born 1873 in Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland), Betsy (born 1877 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland) and Christina (born 1881 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland).


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William McDonald's household

Male

William

McDonald

Head
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Wife
Female

Ann

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Donald

McDonald

Son
Female

Joan

McDonald

Daughter
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Female

Rachel

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Betsy

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Christina

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McDonald

Head

Married

40

1841

Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Wife

Married

40

1841

Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland

Joan

McDonald

Daughter

-

12

1869

Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

-

10

1871

Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland

Rachel

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Betsy

McDonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Daughter

-

0

1881

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

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