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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1837, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1837 in Invernessshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella McDonald, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1861 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), Jessie (born 1863 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), Samuel (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexina (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Wife
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Female

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Samuel

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Alexina

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

44

1837

Invernessshire, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Samuel

McDonald

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexina

McDonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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