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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1834, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 1834 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabel McDonald, born in 1834 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1857 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mag (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in England), Isabel (born 1871 in England), William (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Henrietta (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Isabel

McDonald

Wife
Female

Ann

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Mag

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Isabel

McDonald

Daughter
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Female

Henrietta

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

47

1834

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabel

McDonald

Wife

Married

47

1834

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mag

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

13

1868

England

Isabel

McDonald

Daughter

-

10

1871

England

William

McDonald

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Henrietta

McDonald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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