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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1818, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1818 in Invernessshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1823 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Archibald (born 1852 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1858 in Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1861 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Grandson, Neill McLean, born in 1874 in Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary

McDonald

Wife
Male

Archibald

McDonald

Son
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

Neill

McLean

Grandson
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

63

1818

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Wife

Married

58

1823

Invernessshire, Scotland

Archibald

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Invernessshire, Scotland

Neill

McLean

Grandson

-

7

1874

Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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