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Household of Alex McKay (born 1838, Sutherland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Reay, Caithness, 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.
Alex McKay and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex McKay, born in 1838 in Sutherland, consisted of 10 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Catherine McKay, born in 1841 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1866 in Caithness, Scotland), Barbara (born 1867 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland), Janet (born 1872 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland), Alexandrina (born 1876 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland) and David (born 1878 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Mother-In-Law, Barbara Campbell, born in 1800 in Caithness, Scotland.
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Alex McKay's household
Alex
McKay
Head
Catherine
McKay
Wife
Barbara
Campbell
Mother-In-Law
James
McKay
Son
Barbara
McKay
Daughter
Janet
McKay
Daughter
Jane
McKay
Daughter
Robert
McKay
Son
Alexandrina
McKay
Daughter
David
McKay
Son
| First name(s) | Alex |
| Last name | McKay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Sutherland, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex | McKay | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Catherine | McKay | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Caithness, Scotland | |
Barbara | Campbell | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 81 | 1800 | Caithness, Scotland | |
James | McKay | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Caithness, Scotland | |
Barbara | McKay | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Reay, Caithness, Scotland | |
Janet | McKay | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Reay, Caithness, Scotland | |
Jane | McKay | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Reay, Caithness, Scotland | |
Robert | McKay | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Reay, Caithness, Scotland | |
Alexandrina | McKay | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Reay, Caithness, Scotland | |
David | McKay | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Reay, Caithness, Scotland |
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