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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1855, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1855 in Longforgan, Perthshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella McDonald, born in 1856 in St Madoes, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Annie (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Barbara Menzies, born in 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Wife
Female

Annie

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Barbara

Menzies

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

26

1855

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Wife

Married

25

1856

St Madoes, Perthshire, Scotland

Annie

McDonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Barbara

Menzies

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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