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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1843 in , consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1851 in Greenrigg, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Joan (born 1872 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alex (born 1880 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary

McDonald

Wife
Female

Joan

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Alex

McDonald

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Mary

McDonald

Wife

Married

30

1851

Greenrigg, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Joan

McDonald

Daughter

-

9

1872

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

-

5

1876

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

3

1878

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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