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Household of Alexander W McDonald (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 W McDonald and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander W McDonald, born in 1850 in , consisted of 4 members. Alexander W was the head of the household, married to Margaret B S McDonald, born in 1850 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Alexander, born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander W's Sister-In-Law, Janet Sinclair, born in 1854 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Alexander W McDonald's household

Male

Alexander W

McDonald

Head
Female

Margaret B S

McDonald

Wife
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Janet

Sinclair

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander W
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander W

McDonald

Head

Married

31

1850

England

Margaret B S

McDonald

Wife

Married

31

1850

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Sinclair

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

27

1854

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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