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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1841, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, England

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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 McDonald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1841 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary A E McDonald, born in 1845 in Islington, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Bruce J (born 1869 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth K (born 1872 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Alfred M (born 1873 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Cathn G (born 1875 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Alice M (born 1877 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Percy G (born 1879 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary A E

McDonald

Wife
Male

Bruce J

McDonald

Son
Female

Elizabeth K

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Alfred M

McDonald

Son
Female

Cathn G

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Alice M

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Percy G

McDonald

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

40

1841

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary A E

McDonald

Wife

Married

36

1845

Islington, Middlesex, England

Bruce J

McDonald

Son

Single

12

1869

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth K

McDonald

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Alfred M

McDonald

Son

Single

8

1873

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Cathn G

McDonald

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Alice M

McDonald

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Percy G

McDonald

Son

Single

2

1879

Hackney, Middlesex, England

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