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Household of Alex McDonald (born 1834, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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.

Alex McDonald and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex McDonald, born in 1834 in Halbeath, Fife, consisted of 6 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McDonald, born in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alex McDonald's household

Male

Alex

McDonald

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Wife
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

George

McDonald

Son
Male

David

McDonald

Son
First name(s) Alex
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Halbeath, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

McDonald

Head

Married

47

1834

Halbeath, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Wife

Married

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

McDonald

Son

-

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

McDonald

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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