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Household of Alex McDonald (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex McDonald, born in 1843 in , consisted of 11 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Agnes McDonald, born in 1842 in Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; James (born 1863 in Foxbar, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1864 in Foxbar, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1866 in Foxbar, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alex (born 1868 in Foxbar, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1870 in Foxbar, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Foxbar, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Foxbar, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1878 in Foxbar, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Colin (born 1880 in Foxbar, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alex McDonald's household

Male

Alex

McDonald

Head
Female

Agnes

McDonald

Wife
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

Archibald

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Alex

McDonald

Son
Male

Duncan

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Colin

McDonald

Son
First name(s) Alex
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

McDonald

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Agnes

McDonald

Wife

Married

39

1842

Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Foxbar, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Archibald

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Foxbar, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Foxbar, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alex

McDonald

Son

-

13

1868

Foxbar, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Duncan

McDonald

Son

-

11

1870

Foxbar, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Foxbar, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

-

6

1875

Foxbar, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Foxbar, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Colin

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Foxbar, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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