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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1834, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, 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 McDonald and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1834 in Latheron, Caithness, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann McDonald, born in 1838 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland. They had 7 children; Donald (born 1865 in Caithness, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Caithness, Scotland), Ann (born 1869 in Caithness, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Christina (born 1876 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Janet (born 1880 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Ann

McDonald

Wife
Male

Donald

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Ann

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Christina

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Janet

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

47

1834

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Wife

Married

43

1838

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

-

14

1867

Caithness, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Daughter

-

12

1869

Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

10

1871

Caithness, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

7

1874

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Daughter

-

5

1876

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Janet

McDonald

Daughter

-

1

1880

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

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