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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1850, Lanarkshire)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1850 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Archabould (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary

McDonald

Wife
Male

Archabould

McDonald

Son
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ireland

Archabould

McDonald

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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