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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1850, Elgin or Moray)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elgin, Moray, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1850 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella McDonald, born in 1853 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1880 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1878 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1811 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Walter (born 1838 in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1867 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland).
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Alexander McDonald's household
Alexander
McDonald
Head
Isabella
McDonald
Wife
John
McDonald
Son
Margaret
McDonald
Daughter
Margaret
Walker
Mother-In-Law
Walter
Dalgleish
Servant
Jane
Mackay
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | McDonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | McDonald | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland | |
Isabella | McDonald | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland | |
John | McDonald | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland | |
Margaret | McDonald | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland | |
Margaret | Walker | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 70 | 1811 | Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland | |
Walter | Dalgleish | Servant | Widower | 43 | 1838 | Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Mackay | Servant | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Keith, Banffshire, Scotland |
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