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Household of Donald Alexander (born 1847, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cramond, 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.

Donald Alexander and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Donald Alexander, born in 1847 in Caithness, consisted of 9 members. Donald was the head of the household, married to Mary Alexander, born in 1847 in Strachan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William Peter (born 1879 in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland), Barbara (born 1877 in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland), Anne Rose (born 1880 in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland) and James Gordon (born 1881 in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Donald's Mother, Anne (born 1807 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Donald's Sister, Catherine (born 1831 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Donald's Brother-In-Law, Adam (born 1859 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Donald Alexander's household

Male

Donald

Alexander

Head
Female

Mary

Alexander

Wife
Male

William Peter

Alexander

Son
Female

Barbara

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Anne Rose

Alexander

Daughter
Male

James Gordon

Alexander

Son
Female

Anne

Alexander

Mother
Female

Catherine

Alexander

Sister
Male

Adam

Gordon

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Donald
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Donald

Alexander

Head

Married

34

1847

Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Alexander

Wife

Married

34

1847

Strachan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William Peter

Alexander

Son

-

2

1879

Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbara

Alexander

Daughter

-

4

1877

Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland

Anne Rose

Alexander

Daughter

-

1

1880

Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland

James Gordon

Alexander

Son

-

0

1881

Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland

Anne

Alexander

Mother

Widow

74

1807

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Alexander

Sister

Unmarried

50

1831

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Adam

Gordon

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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