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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1852, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crathie & Braemar, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1852 in Inverness, Invernessshire, consisted of 12 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann McDonald, born in 1858 in Beauly, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1878 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, George (born 1849 in St Margaret's Hope, Orkney, Scotland), Alexander's Lodger, James (born 1836 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Lodger, Edward (born 1845 in -), Alexander's Lodger, John (born 1841 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Alexander's Lodger, John (born 1834 in Ireland), Alexander's Lodger, Patrick (born 1843 in Down, Ireland), Alexander's Lodger, Malcolm (born 1851 in Barras, Invernessshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Lodger, Alexander (born 1869 in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Ann

McDonald

Wife
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

George

McIntosh

Boarder
Male

James

Nicol

Lodger
Male

Edward

Wayland

Lodger
Male

John

Murray

Lodger
Male

John

Heart

Lodger
Male

Patrick

Smith

Lodger
Male

Malcolm

McLean

Lodger
Male

Alexander

Garden

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

29

1852

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Wife

Married

23

1858

Beauly, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

3

1878

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

McIntosh

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

St Margaret's Hope, Orkney, Scotland

James

Nicol

Lodger

Unmarried

45

1836

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Edward

Wayland

Lodger

Unmarried

36

1845

-

John

Murray

Lodger

Unmarried

40

1841

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Heart

Lodger

Unmarried

47

1834

Ireland

Patrick

Smith

Lodger

Unmarried

38

1843

Down, Ireland

Malcolm

McLean

Lodger

Unmarried

30

1851

Barras, Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

Garden

Lodger

Unmarried

12

1869

Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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