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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1824)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calderhead, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1824 in , consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Sarah McDonald, born in 1823 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Cath (born 1858 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1863 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Samuel (born 1866 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Granddaughter, Cath McDonald, born in 1875 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander McDonald's household

Male

Alexander

McDonald

Head
Female

Sarah

McDonald

Wife
Female

Cath

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Male

Samuel

McDonald

Son
Female

Cath

McDonald

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonald

Head

Married

57

1824

Ireland

Sarah

McDonald

Wife

Married

58

1823

Ireland

Cath

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cath

McDonald

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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