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Household of Alexander McDougal (born 1828, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glencoe & Ballachulish, Argyllshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDougal, born in 1828 in Argyllshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary McDougal, born in 1825 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Donald (born 1854 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John (born 1859 in Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1864 in Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Granddaughter, Sarah McColl, born in 1877 in Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland.


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Alexander McDougal's household

Male

Alexander

McDougal

Head
Female

Mary

McDougal

Wife
Male

Donald

McDougal

Son
Male

John

McDougal

Son
Female

Jessie

McDougal

Daughter
Female

Sarah

McColl

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDougal
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDougal

Head

Married

53

1828

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

McDougal

Wife

Married

56

1825

Invernessshire, Scotland

Donald

McDougal

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

McDougal

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland

Jessie

McDougal

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland

Sarah

McColl

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland

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