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Household of Alexander Donaldson (born 1827)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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.

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 1827 in , consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Annie Donaldson, born in 1836 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John M (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter H (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Jessie Miller, born in 1852 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Donaldson's household

Male

Alexander

Donaldson

Head
Female

Annie

Donaldson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Donaldson

Son
Female

Annie

Donaldson

Daughter
Male

John M

Donaldson

Son
Male

Peter H

Donaldson

Son
Female

Jessie

Miller

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Donaldson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Donaldson

Head

Married

54

1827

England

Annie

Donaldson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Donaldson

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Donaldson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John M

Donaldson

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter H

Donaldson

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Miller

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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