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Household of Alexander Mackay (born 1846, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, 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.

Alexander Mackay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Mackay, born in 1846 in Farr, Sutherland, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Betsie Mackay, born in 1851 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; Barbara (born 1873 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Isabella (born 1879 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).


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Alexander Mackay's household

Male

Alexander

Mackay

Head
Female

Betsie

Mackay

Wife
Female

Barbara

Mackay

Daughter
Male

John

Mackay

Son
Female

Margaret

Mackay

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Mackay

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Mackay

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Mackay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Farr, Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Mackay

Head

Married

35

1846

Farr, Sutherland, Scotland

Betsie

Mackay

Wife

Married

30

1851

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Barbara

Mackay

Daughter

-

8

1873

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

John

Mackay

Son

-

6

1875

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Mackay

Daughter

-

4

1877

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Isabella

Mackay

Daughter

-

2

1879

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Mackay

Daughter

-

0

1881

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

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