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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1842, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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 1842 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet McDonald, born in 1849 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1873 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1876 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1879 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Janet

McDonald

Wife
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Donald

McDonald

Son
Female

Annie

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

39

1842

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Janet

McDonald

Wife

Married

32

1849

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Son

-

5

1876

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

McDonald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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