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Household of Alexander Macdonald (born 1837, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cluny, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Macdonald, born in 1837 in Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Josephine Eliza Mary Macdonald, born in 1841 in England. They had 5 children; Roderick (born 1870 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George ? (born 1874 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Agnes Mary (born 1876 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Josephine Eliza G? (born 1879 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Father, Roderick Macdonald, born in 1791 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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Alexander Macdonald's household

Male

Alexander

Macdonald

Head
Female

Josephine Eliza Mary

Macdonald

Wife
Male

Roderick

Macdonald

Son
Male

William

Macdonald

Son
Male

George ?

Macdonald

Son
Female

Agnes Mary

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Josephine Eliza G?

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Roderick

Macdonald

Father
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Macdonald

Head

Married

44

1837

Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Josephine Eliza Mary

Macdonald

Wife

Married

40

1841

England

Roderick

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George ?

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes Mary

Macdonald

Daughter

-

5

1876

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Josephine Eliza G?

Macdonald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Roderick

Macdonald

Father

Widower

90

1791

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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