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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1841 in , consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann McDonald, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Robert (born 1854 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Mary (born 1855 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Robert (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Ann

McDonald

Wife
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Agnes

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

Robert

McDonald

Son
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Robert

Kelso

Boarder
Female

Mary

Kelso

Boarder
Male

Robert

Kelso

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Ann

McDonald

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

McDonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

McDonald

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Kelso

Boarder

Married

27

1854

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Kelso

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Kelso

Boarder

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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