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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1841, Ross & Cromarty)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1841 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina Ross McDonald, born in 1846 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1867 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1868 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1871 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Harriet (born 1874 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1878 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Christina Ross

McDonald

Wife
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Christina

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Harriet

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, 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

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Christina Ross

McDonald

Wife

Married

35

1846

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

McDonald

Daughter

-

13

1868

Ayrshire, Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Daughter

-

10

1871

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Harriet

McDonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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