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Household of Alexander Macdonald (born 1824, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Macdonald, born in 1824 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Macdonald, born in 1835 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1793 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's -, Elizabeth A (born 1869 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's -, Catherine A (born 1876 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Kilmore, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Macdonald's household

Male

Alexander

Macdonald

Head
Female

Catherine

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Jane

Austin

Mother-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth A

Hunter

-
Female

Catherine A

Hunter

-
Female

Margaret

McCormick

Servant
Female

Jane

Fletcher

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Macdonald

Head

Married

57

1824

Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Catherine

Macdonald

Wife

Married

46

1835

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Austin

Mother-In-Law

Widow

88

1793

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth A

Hunter

-

-

12

1869

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine A

Hunter

-

-

5

1876

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McCormick

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Fletcher

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kilmore, Argyllshire, Scotland

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