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Household of Alexander Macdonald (born 1847, Banffshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsoy, Banffshire, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Macdonald, born in 1847 in Fordyce, Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, George (born 1854 in Portknockie, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Francis (born 1855 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, George (born 1862 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Joseph (born 1863 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Robert (born 1841 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Elsie (born 1856 in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Jessie (born 1855 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Macdonald's household
Alexander
Macdonald
Head
George
Wood
Servant
Francis
Smith
Servant
George
Grant
Servant
Joseph
Harper
Servant
Robert
Dunbar
Servant
Elsie
Garden
Servant
Jessie
Inglis
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Macdonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Unmarried |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Macdonald | Head | Unmarried | 34 | 1847 | Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland | |
George | Wood | Servant | Married | 27 | 1854 | Portknockie, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Francis | Smith | Servant | Married | 26 | 1855 | Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland | |
George | Grant | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Joseph | Harper | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Dunbar | Servant | Married | 40 | 1841 | Latheron, Caithness, Scotland | |
Elsie | Garden | Servant | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Grange, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Inglis | Servant | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland |
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