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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1835, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1835 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet McDonald, born in 1836 in Kincardineshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Sister, Ann (born 1824 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Visitor, Johann Albert (born 1832 in -), Alexander's Visitor, Theodore (born 1835 in -), Alexander's Visitor, Alexander S (born 1833 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Maggie (born 1853 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Janet (born 1857 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Lizzie (born 1859 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Bella (born 1861 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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Alexander McDonald's household
Alexander
McDonald
Head
Janet
McDonald
Wife
Ann
McDonald
Sister
Johann Albert
Berger
Visitor
Theodore
Pirasting
Visitor
Alexander S
Wood
Visitor
Maggie
Johnston
Servant
Janet
Brown
Servant
Lizzie
Milne
Servant
Bella
Cox
Servant
Jane
Finnie
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | McDonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | McDonald | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Janet | McDonald | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Ann | McDonald | Sister | Unmarried | 57 | 1824 | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Johann Albert | Berger | Visitor | Married | 49 | 1832 | - | |
Theodore | Pirasting | Visitor | Married | 46 | 1835 | - | |
Alexander S | Wood | Visitor | Married | 48 | 1833 | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Johnston | Servant | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Brown | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland | |
Lizzie | Milne | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Bella | Cox | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Finnie | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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