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Household of Alex McDonald (born 1849, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 McDonald and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex McDonald, born in 1849 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, consisted of 4 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Margaret McDonald, born in 1853 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1879 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Father-In-Law, Alex McKenzie, born in 1811 in Sutherland, Scotland.


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Alex McDonald's household

Male

Alex

McDonald

Head
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Wife
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Alex

McKenzie

Father-In-Law
First name(s) Alex
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alex

McDonald

Head

Married

32

1849

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Wife

-

28

1853

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

-

2

1879

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Alex

McKenzie

Father-In-Law

Widower

70

1811

Sutherland, Scotland

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