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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1843, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1843 in Balquhidder, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Caroline A McDonald, born in 1845 in -. They had 4 children; Richard D (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Caroline (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Niece, Caroline M Hall, born in 1866 in England.


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Caroline A

McDonald

Wife
Male

Richard D

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Caroline

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Caroline M

Hall

Niece
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

38

1843

Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland

Caroline A

McDonald

Wife

Married

36

1845

-

Richard D

McDonald

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Caroline

McDonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Caroline M

Hall

Niece

Unmarried

15

1866

England

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