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Household of Alexander Mackay (born 1842, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Mackay, born in 1842 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Glendinning Or Mackay, born in 1843 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1878 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Son, Robert (born 1862 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1868 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, George (born 1841 in Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland), Alexander's Groom, John (born 1853 in Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Walter (born 1861 in -) and Alexander's Boarder, Edward (born 1839 in -).
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Alexander Mackay's household
Alexander
Mackay
Head
Janet
Glendinning Or Mackay
Wife
Alexander
Mackay
Son
William
Mackay
Son
Robert
Johnson
Step Son
Mary
Currie
Servant
George
Howie
Boarder
John
Fyfe
Groom
Walter
Perkings
Boarder
Edward
Morton
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Mackay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Mackay | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Glendinning Or Mackay | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Mackay | Son | Unmarried | 3 | 1878 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Mackay | Son | Unmarried | 1 | 1880 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert | Johnson | Step Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Currie | Servant | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
George | Howie | Boarder | Unmarried | 40 | 1841 | Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
John | Fyfe | Groom | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Walter | Perkings | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | - | |
Edward | Morton | Boarder | Married | 42 | 1839 | - |
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