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Household of Alexander McKay (born 1826, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Reay, 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 McKay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McKay, born in 1826 in Sutherland, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Alexandrina McKay, born in 1841 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 6 children; Hugh (born 1863 in Sutherland, Scotland), Johan (born 1869 in Sutherland, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Sutherland, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Sutherland, Scotland), Lucy (born 1881 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Annie (born 1878 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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Alexander McKay's household

Male

Alexander

McKay

Head
Female

Alexandrina

McKay

Wife
Male

Hugh

McKay

Son
Female

Johan

McKay

Daughter
Female

Jane

McKay

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McKay

Son
Female

Lucy

McKay

Daughter
Female

Annie

McKay

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McKay

Head

Married

55

1826

Sutherland, Scotland

Alexandrina

McKay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Sutherland, Scotland

Hugh

McKay

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Sutherland, Scotland

Johan

McKay

Daughter

-

12

1869

Sutherland, Scotland

Jane

McKay

Daughter

-

11

1870

Sutherland, Scotland

Alexander

McKay

Son

-

5

1876

Sutherland, Scotland

Lucy

McKay

Daughter

-

0

1881

Sutherland, Scotland

Annie

McKay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Sutherland, Scotland

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