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Household of Alexander Macdonald (born 1829, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Foveran, Aberdeenshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Macdonald, born in 1829 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Macdonald, born in 1836 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Jane (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Sophia (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Rachel (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Gavin (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's -, Isabella Milne, born in 1797 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Macdonald's household

Male

Alexander

Macdonald

Head
Female

Jessie

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Jane

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

William

Macdonald

Son
Female

Mary

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Gavin

Macdonald

Son
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Male

Charles

Macdonald

Son
Female

Isabella

Milne

-
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Macdonald

Head

Married

52

1829

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Macdonald

Wife

Married

45

1836

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Macdonald

Son

-

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Macdonald

Daughter

-

13

1868

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sophia

Macdonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Rachel

Macdonald

Daughter

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Gavin

Macdonald

Son

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Son

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Macdonald

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Milne

-

Widow

84

1797

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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