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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1836, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Contin, Ross and Cromarty, 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 1836 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina McDonald, born in 1843 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 6 children; Catherine (born 1868 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Kenneth (born 1871 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Christina (born 1876 in Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Christina

McDonald

Wife
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Kenneth

McDonald

Son
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Christina

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

45

1836

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter

-

13

1868

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Kenneth

McDonald

Son

-

10

1871

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

7

1874

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Daughter

-

5

1876

Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

-

0

1881

Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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