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Household of Alexander Keay (born 1835, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Keay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Keay, born in 1835 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Cath Keay, born in 1837 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Cath (born 1861 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1863 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland) and David (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Keay's household

Male

Alexander

Keay

Head
Female

Cath

Keay

Wife
Female

Cath

Keay

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Keay

Daughter
Male

James

Keay

Son
Male

David

Keay

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Keay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Keay

Head

Married

46

1835

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Cath

Keay

Wife

Married

44

1837

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

Cath

Keay

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Keay

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

James

Keay

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

David

Keay

Son

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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