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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1839, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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 1839 in Morayshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie McDonald, born in 1840 in Morayshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1865 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1872 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Jessie

McDonald

Wife
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Male

George

McDonald

Son
Male

William

McDonald

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

42

1839

Morayshire, Scotland

Jessie

McDonald

Wife

Married

41

1840

Morayshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter

-

13

1868

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter

-

9

1872

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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