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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1819, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1819 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Betsy McDonald, born in 1819 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Agnes K (born 1850 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Betsy K (born 1857 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Kate C (born 1859 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Eliza S (born 1863 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Mary Ann Marshall, born in 1867 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Betsy

McDonald

Wife
Female

Agnes K

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Betsy K

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Kate C

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Eliza S

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Marshall

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

62

1819

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

McDonald

Wife

Married

62

1819

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes K

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

31

1850

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy K

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Kate C

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza S

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Marshall

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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