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Household of Alex McKay (born 1838, Ross & Cromarty)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex McKay, born in 1838 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 7 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Bella McDonald, born in 1848 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1873 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Angus (born 1879 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alex (born 1881 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Lodger, Donald Ross, born in 1823 in Invernessshire, Scotland.
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Alex McKay's household
Alex
McKay
Head
Bella
McDonald
Wife
David
McKay
Son
William
McKay
Son
Angus
McKay
Son
Alex
McKay
Son
Donald
Ross
Lodger
| First name(s) | Alex |
| Last name | McKay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex | McKay | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Bella | McDonald | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Invernessshire, Scotland | |
David | McKay | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | McKay | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Angus | McKay | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alex | McKay | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Donald | Ross | Lodger | Unmarried | 58 | 1823 | Invernessshire, Scotland |
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