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Household of William McDonald (born 1835, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McDonald, born in 1835 in Cromdale, Invernessshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie McDonald, born in 1839 in Cromdale, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1864 in Granton, Invernessshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Cromdale, Invernessshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Darran, Buteshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1872 in Darran, Buteshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1828 in Cromdale, Invernessshire, Scotland), William's Niece, Bessy (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Margaret (born 1831 in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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William McDonald's household

Male

William

McDonald

Head
Female

Annie

McDonald

Wife
Male

Robert

McDonald

Son
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Annie

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Mary

McGregor

Sister-In-Law
Female

Bessy

Wilson

Niece
Female

Margaret

Stewart

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Cromdale, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McDonald

Head

Married

46

1835

Cromdale, Invernessshire, Scotland

Annie

McDonald

Wife

Married

42

1839

Cromdale, Invernessshire, Scotland

Robert

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Granton, Invernessshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Cromdale, Invernessshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Darran, Buteshire, Scotland

Annie

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Darran, Buteshire, Scotland

Mary

McGregor

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

53

1828

Cromdale, Invernessshire, Scotland

Bessy

Wilson

Niece

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Stewart

Servant

Widow

50

1831

Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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