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Household of Alexander Macdonald (born 1836, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Watten, Caithness, 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 Macdonald and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Macdonald, born in 1836 in Caithness, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Macdonald, born in 1836 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1879 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland).
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Alexander Macdonald's household
Alexander
Macdonald
Head
Elizabeth
Macdonald
Wife
Elizabeth
Macdonald
Daughter
William
Macdonald
Son
John
Macdonald
Son
Margaret
Macdonald
Daughter
Alexander
Macdonald
Son
James
Macdonald
Son
Andrew
Macdonald
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Macdonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Macdonald | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Caithness, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Macdonald | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Macdonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland | |
William | Macdonald | Son | - | 16 | 1865 | Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland | |
John | Macdonald | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland | |
Margaret | Macdonald | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland | |
Alexander | Macdonald | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Watten, Caithness, Scotland | |
James | Macdonald | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Watten, Caithness, Scotland | |
Andrew | Macdonald | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Watten, Caithness, Scotland |
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