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Household of Alexander McDonell (born 1854, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Boleskine, Invernessshire, 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 McDonell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDonell, born in 1854 in Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret McDonell, born in 1856 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1880 in Morayshire, Scotland) and Louisa F (born 1881 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Niece, Grace (born 1864 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Isabella (born 1864 in Morayshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Catherine (born 1862 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Donald (born 1866 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McDonell's household

Male

Alexander

McDonell

Head
Female

Margaret

McDonell

Wife
Female

Margaret

McDonell

Daughter
Female

Louisa F

McDonell

Daughter
Female

Grace

McDonald

Niece
Female

Isabella

Milne

Sister-In-Law
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Servant
Male

Donald

McDonell

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDonell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDonell

Head

Married

27

1854

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonell

Wife

Married

25

1856

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonell

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Morayshire, Scotland

Louisa F

McDonell

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Invernessshire, Scotland

Grace

McDonald

Niece

Unmarried

17

1864

Invernessshire, Scotland

Isabella

Milne

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

17

1864

Morayshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Invernessshire, Scotland

Donald

McDonell

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Invernessshire, Scotland

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