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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1835, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1835 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann McDonald, born in 1837 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Flora (born 1857 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Roderick (born 1863 in Morayshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Kincardine, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1875 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Ann

McDonald

Wife
Female

Flora

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Roderick

McDonald

Son
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

46

1835

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Wife

Married

44

1837

Invernessshire, Scotland

Flora

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Roderick

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Morayshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

13

1868

Kincardine, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

11

1870

Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

-

9

1872

Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland

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