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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1846, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stornoway, 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 1846 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret McDonald, born in 1851 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; Christina (born 1876 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Kenneth (born 1881 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Angus (born 1879 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Isabella McIver, born in 1864 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Wife
Female

Christina

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Kenneth

McDonald

Son
Male

Angus

McDonald

Son
Female

Isabella

McIver

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Stornoway, 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

35

1846

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Wife

Married

30

1851

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Daughter

-

5

1876

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Kenneth

McDonald

Son

-

0

1881

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Angus

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Isabella

McIver

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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