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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1821)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 1821 in , consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ellen McDonald, born in 1823 in Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, John (born 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, John (born 1853 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, John (born 1841 in Ireland), Alexander's Boarder, Archibald (born 1845 in Fife, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, George (born 1843 in Ireland) and Alexander's Boarder, James (born 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander McDonald's household
Alexander
McDonald
Head
Ellen
McDonald
Wife
John
Glen
Boarder
John
McLeod
Boarder
John
Murray
Boarder
Archibald
Carmichael
Boarder
George
Keenan
Boarder
James
Lynch
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | McDonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 60 |
| Birth year | 1821 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | McDonald | Head | Married | 60 | 1821 | Ireland | |
Ellen | McDonald | Wife | Married | 58 | 1823 | Ireland | |
John | Glen | Boarder | Unmarried | 50 | 1831 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | McLeod | Boarder | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Murray | Boarder | - | 40 | 1841 | Ireland | |
Archibald | Carmichael | Boarder | - | 36 | 1845 | Fife, Scotland | |
George | Keenan | Boarder | - | 38 | 1843 | Ireland | |
James | Lynch | Boarder | - | 36 | 1845 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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