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Household of Alexander McDougal (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 McDougal and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDougal, born in 1838 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isablla McDougal, born in 1839 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Barbra (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander McDougal's household

Male

Alexander

McDougal

Head
Female

Isablla

McDougal

Wife
Female

Barbra

McDougal

Daughter
Female

Christina

McDougal

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McDougal

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McDougal

Son
Female

Isabella

McDougal

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDougal
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDougal

Head

Married

43

1838

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isablla

McDougal

Wife

Married

42

1839

Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Barbra

McDougal

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

McDougal

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

McDougal

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

McDougal

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

McDougal

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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