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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1845, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shettleston, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret McDonald, born in 1844 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1869 in Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1872 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henrietta (born 1874 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Agnes McFarlane, born in 1839 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.
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Alexander McDonald's household
Alexander
McDonald
Head
Margaret
McDonald
Wife
John
McDonald
Son
Agnes
McDonald
Daughter
Henrietta
McDonald
Daughter
Alexander
McDonald
Son
Margaret
McDonald
Daughter
William
McDonald
Son
Agnes
McFarlane
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | McDonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | McDonald | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McDonald | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
John | McDonald | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | McDonald | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Henrietta | McDonald | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | McDonald | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McDonald | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
William | McDonald | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | McFarlane | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 42 | 1839 | Stirlingshire, Scotland |
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