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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1846, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1846 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane McDonald, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1872 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alfred (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Jane

McDonald

Wife
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Male

Robert

McDonald

Son
Male

Alfred

McDonald

Son
Male

Charles

McDonald

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

35

1846

Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Wife

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

McDonald

Son

-

7

1874

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alfred

McDonald

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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