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Household of Alexander McDonald (born 1832, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonald, born in 1832 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret McDonald, born in 1832 in Marchmont, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1866 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1869 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1872 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1878 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Isabella Cockburn, born in 1809 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
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Alexander McDonald's household
Alexander
McDonald
Head
Margaret
McDonald
Wife
Alexander
McDonald
Son
George
McDonald
Son
Agnes
McDonald
Daughter
Robert
McDonald
Son
Helen
McDonald
Daughter
Isabella
Cockburn
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | McDonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| 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 | 49 | 1832 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | McDonald | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | Marchmont, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | McDonald | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
George | McDonald | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | McDonald | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | McDonald | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helen | McDonald | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Cockburn | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 72 | 1809 | Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
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