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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1843, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverness, Invernessshire, 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 1843 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Annie McDonald, born in 1853 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James E (born 1873 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Helen D (born 1876 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland) and Grace (born 1881 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Father-In-Law, Alexander (born 1828 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Isabella (born 1860 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Annie

McDonald

Wife
Male

James E

McDonald

Son
Female

Helen D

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Grace

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Edwards

Father-In-Law
Female

Isabella

Mackintosh

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

38

1843

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

McDonald

Wife

Married

28

1853

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James E

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Helen D

McDonald

Daughter

-

5

1876

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Grace

McDonald

Daughter

-

0

1881

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

Edwards

Father-In-Law

Married

53

1828

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Mackintosh

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

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