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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1823, Invernessshire)

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 1823 in Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann McDonald, born in 1821 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Ann, born 1858 in Invernessshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Robert (born 1845 in Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, John (born 1841 in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, William (born 1855 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, William (born 1851 in Caithness, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, William (born 1857 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland).


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Ann

McDonald

Wife
Female

Ann

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Robert

Jardine

Boarder
Male

John

McDonald

Boarder
Male

William

McDonald

Boarder
Male

William

McDonald

Boarder
Male

William

Budge

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

58

1823

Invernessshire, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Wife

Married

60

1821

Invernessshire, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Invernessshire, Scotland

Robert

Jardine

Boarder

Unmarried

36

1845

Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Argyllshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Caithness, Scotland

William

Budge

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

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