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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1842, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forgandenny, Perthshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1842 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina McDonald, born in 1837 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Jane (born 1861 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1865 in Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1873 in Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1875 in Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1880 in Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Christina

McDonald

Wife
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Christina

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Peter

McDonald

Son
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Ann

McDonald

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

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

39

1842

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Wife

Married

44

1837

Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

12

1869

Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

10

1871

Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, Scotland

Peter

McDonald

Son

-

6

1875

Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

3

1878

Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Daughter

-

1

1880

Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland

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