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Household of William McDonald (born 1798, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McDonald, born in 1798 in Wig, Sutherland, consisted of 3 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Isabella, born 1835 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Margaret Richardson, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William McDonald's household

Male

William

McDonald

Head
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Richardson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 83
Birth year 1798
Birth place Wig, Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McDonald

Head

Widower

83

1798

Wig, Sutherland, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter

Married

46

1835

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Richardson

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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