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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1840, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skene, 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 1840 in Cabrach, Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary S McDonald, born in 1844 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Harry (born 1874 in Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Edwin (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Francis G (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alfred (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary S

McDonald

Wife
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Harry

McDonald

Son
Male

Edwin

McDonald

Son
Male

Francis G

McDonald

Son
Male

Alfred

McDonald

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

41

1840

Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary S

McDonald

Wife

Married

37

1844

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

9

1872

Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Harry

McDonald

Son

-

7

1874

Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Edwin

McDonald

Son

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Francis G

McDonald

Son

-

3

1878

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alfred

McDonald

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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