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Household of Alexander Macdonald (born 1830, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lerwick & Gulberwick, Shetland, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Macdonald, born in 1830 in Reay, Caithness, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Macdonald, born in 1834 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; John A (born 1856 in Caithness, Scotland), Margaret (born 1861 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), Charles (born 1872 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1870 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Daughter-In-Law, Georgina (born 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander's Granddaughter, Helen (born 1880 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
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Alexander Macdonald's household
Alexander
Macdonald
Head
Helen
Macdonald
Wife
John A
Macdonald
Son
Georgina
Macdonald
Daughter-In-Law
Margaret
Macdonald
Daughter
William
Macdonald
Son
Charles
Macdonald
Son
Robert
Macdonald
Son
Isabella
Macdonald
Daughter
Helen
Macdonald
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Macdonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 51 |
| Birth year | 1830 |
| Birth place | Reay, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Macdonald | Head | Married | 51 | 1830 | Reay, Caithness, Scotland | |
Helen | Macdonald | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland | |
John A | Macdonald | Son | Married | 25 | 1856 | Caithness, Scotland | |
Georgina | Macdonald | Daughter-In-Law | Married | 27 | 1854 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Macdonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
William | Macdonald | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland | |
Charles | Macdonald | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Robert | Macdonald | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Isabella | Macdonald | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Helen | Macdonald | Granddaughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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