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Household of Alex Macdonald (born 1845, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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.

Alex Macdonald and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Macdonald, born in 1845 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Jane Macdonald, born in 1839 in Cess, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1867 in Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Midlothian, Scotland), Alex (born 1873 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alex Macdonald's household

Male

Alex

Macdonald

Head
Female

Jane

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Jessie

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Jane

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Alex

Macdonald

Son
Female

Mary

Macdonald

Daughter
First name(s) Alex
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Macdonald

Head

Married

36

1845

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Macdonald

Wife

Married

42

1839

Cess, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jessie

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Midlothian, Scotland

Alex

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Midlothian, Scotland

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