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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1828, 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 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1828 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Margaret (born 1863 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1865 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1868 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Granddaughter, Jane Law, born in 1881 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
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Alexander McDonald's household
Alexander
McDonald
Head
Margaret
McDonald
Daughter
William
McDonald
Son
Elizabeth
McDonald
Daughter
Jane
Law
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | McDonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | McDonald | Head | Widower | 53 | 1828 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Margaret | McDonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
William | McDonald | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | McDonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jane | Law | Granddaughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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