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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1844, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 1844 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann McDonald, born in 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ann B (born 1867 in -), Mary (born 1869 in -), Johana (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William L (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Mary A Sime, born in 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Alexander McDonald's household
Alexander
McDonald
Head
Ann
McDonald
Wife
Elizabeth
McDonald
Daughter
Ann B
McDonald
Daughter
Mary
McDonald
Daughter
Johana
McDonald
Daughter
William L
McDonald
Son
Mary A
Sime
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | McDonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | McDonald | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Ann | McDonald | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | McDonald | Daughter | - | 16 | 1865 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Ann B | McDonald | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | - | |
Mary | McDonald | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | - | |
Johana | McDonald | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William L | McDonald | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary A | Sime | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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