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Household of Alex McDonald (born 1843, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 McDonald and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex McDonald, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Janet McDonald, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Thomas (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Servant, Catherine Thomson, born in 1865 in Perthshire, Scotland.
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Alex McDonald's household
Alex
McDonald
Head
Janet
McDonald
Wife
Jane
McDonald
Daughter
Mary
McDonald
Daughter
John
McDonald
Son
Thomas
McDonald
Son
Catherine
Thomson
Servant
| First name(s) | Alex |
| Last name | McDonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex | McDonald | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | McDonald | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | McDonald | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | McDonald | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | McDonald | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Thomas | McDonald | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Catherine | Thomson | Servant | - | 16 | 1865 | Perthshire, Scotland |
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