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Household of Alexander Donnan (born 1851, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, 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 Donnan and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Donnan, born in 1851 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Donnan, born in 1855 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Maggie (born 1878 in Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1880 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother, Margaret Donnan, born in 1811 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Donnan's household
Alexander
Donnan
Head
Elizabeth
Donnan
Wife
Maggie
Donnan
Daughter
Andrew
Donnan
Son
Margaret
Donnan
Mother
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Donnan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Donnan | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Donnan | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Donnan | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Donnan | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Donnan | Mother | Unmarried | 70 | 1811 | Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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