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Household of Alexander Donaldson (born 1830, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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.

Alexander Donaldson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Donaldson, born in 1830 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Donaldson, born in 1830 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1855 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1857 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1861 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and William (born 1871 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Wemyss Donaldson, born in 1816 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.


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Alexander Donaldson's household

Male

Alexander

Donaldson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Donaldson

Wife
Female

Mary

Donaldson

Daughter
Male

James

Donaldson

Son
Male

Alexander

Donaldson

Son
Male

William

Donaldson

Son
Male

Wemyss

Donaldson

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Donaldson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Donaldson

Head

Married

51

1830

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Donaldson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Donaldson

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

James

Donaldson

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Donaldson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

William

Donaldson

Son

-

10

1871

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Wemyss

Donaldson

Boarder

Unmarried

65

1816

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

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