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Household of Alexander Mackay (born 1834, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torryburn, Fife, 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 1834 in Sutherland, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane W Mackay, born in 1844 in Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; David (born 1866 in Torryburn, Fife, Scotland), Nellie (born 1868 in Torryburn, Fife, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1871 in Torryburn, Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Torryburn, Fife, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1877 in Torryburn, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Isabella Cummings, born in 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Mackay's household

Male

Alexander

Mackay

Head
Female

Jane W

Mackay

Wife
Male

David

Mackay

Son
Female

Nellie

Mackay

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Mackay

Daughter
Female

Jane

Mackay

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Mackay

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Cummings

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Mackay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place 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

47

1834

Sutherland, Scotland

Jane W

Mackay

Wife

Married

37

1844

Fife, Scotland

David

Mackay

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Torryburn, Fife, Scotland

Nellie

Mackay

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Torryburn, Fife, Scotland

Lizzie

Mackay

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Torryburn, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Mackay

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Torryburn, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Mackay

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Torryburn, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Cummings

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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