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Household of Alexander Mackay (born 1839, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Mackay, born in 1839 in Farr, Sutherland, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mackay, born in 1852 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1871 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Grace (born 1875 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1877 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Charles (born 1879 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth Scott, born in 1867 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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Alexander Mackay's household

Male

Alexander

Mackay

Head
Female

Margaret

Mackay

Wife
Male

Alexander

Mackay

Son
Female

Jane

Mackay

Daughter
Female

Grace

Mackay

Daughter
Male

James

Mackay

Son
Male

Charles

Mackay

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Mackay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Farr, Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Mackay

Head

Married

42

1839

Farr, Sutherland, Scotland

Margaret

Mackay

Wife

Married

29

1852

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Mackay

Son

-

10

1871

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Mackay

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Grace

Mackay

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Mackay

Son

-

4

1877

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Charles

Mackay

Son

-

2

1879

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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