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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1846, Invernessshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1846 in Inverness, Invernessshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Annie McDonald, born in 1827 in Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1854 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1856 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Maggie (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander's Grandson, William (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Alexander McDonald's household
Alexander
McDonald
Head
Annie
McDonald
Wife
Elizabeth
Hay
Daughter
Maggie
McDonald
Daughter
Maggie
Hay
Granddaughter
William
Hay
Grandson
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | McDonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Inverness, 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 | 35 | 1846 | Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland | |
Annie | McDonald | Wife | Married | 54 | 1827 | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Hay | Daughter | Married | 27 | 1854 | Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | McDonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Hay | Granddaughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Hay | Grandson | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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