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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1842, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1842 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McDonald, born in 1851 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Wife
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Walter

McDonald

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

39

1842

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Wife

Married

30

1851

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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