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Household of Alexander Mackay (born 1843, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Mackay, born in 1843 in Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Sarah Mackay, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 5 children; William Chores (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Sarah (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Harriet Ann (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John Henry (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, - Brown, born in 1831 in England.


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Alexander Mackay's household

Male

Alexander

Mackay

Head
Female

Sarah

Mackay

Wife
Male

William Chores

Mackay

Son
Female

Sarah

Mackay

Daughter
Female

Harriet Ann

Mackay

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Mackay

Son
Male

John Henry

Mackay

Son
Female

-

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Mackay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Mackay

Head

Married

38

1843

Banffshire, Scotland

Sarah

Mackay

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

William Chores

Mackay

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Mackay

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Harriet Ann

Mackay

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Mackay

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John Henry

Mackay

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

-

Brown

Boarder

Unmarried

50

1831

England

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