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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1842, Invernessshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1842 in Invernessshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Coll McDonald, born in 1873 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Coll (born 1873 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Kate (born 1875 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1879 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Margaret Robertson, born in 1864 in Invernessshire, Scotland.


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Male

Coll

McDonald

Son
Female

Kate

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Christina

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

39

1842

Invernessshire, Scotland

Coll

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Invernessshire, Scotland

Kate

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Invernessshire, Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Invernessshire, Scotland

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