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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1800, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Gairloch, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1800 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella McDonald, born in 1815 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1845 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Daughter-In-Law, Mary (born 1849 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1873 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, Eliza (born 1868 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Wife
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Granddaughter
Female

Eliza

McPherson

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 81
Birth year 1800
Birth place Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

81

1800

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Wife

Married

66

1815

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

Married

36

1845

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter-In-Law

Married

32

1849

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Granddaughter

-

8

1873

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Eliza

McPherson

Visitor

-

13

1868

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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