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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1831, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmartin, Argyllshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1831 in Argyllshire, consisted of 12 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine McDonald, born in 1829 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Christina J C (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1864 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Jane C (born 1865 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and James (born 1869 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Annabela (born 1864 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, James (born 1857 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Hugh (born 1860 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Archibald (born 1863 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Duncan (born 1867 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Wife
Female

Christina J C

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Archibald

McDonald

Son
Female

Jane C

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Annabela

McKechnie

Servant
Female

Mary

McPhail

Servant
Male

James

Smith

Servant
Male

Hugh

McIntyre

Servant
Male

Archibald

McLeod

Servant
Male

Duncan

McLeod

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

50

1831

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Wife

Married

52

1829

Perthshire, Scotland

Christina J C

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

Archibald

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane C

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Argyllshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

12

1869

Argyllshire, Scotland

Annabela

McKechnie

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

McPhail

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

James

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Argyllshire, Scotland

Hugh

McIntyre

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Argyllshire, Scotland

Archibald

McLeod

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Argyllshire, Scotland

Duncan

McLeod

Servant

-

14

1867

Argyllshire, Scotland

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