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Household of Alexander McKay (born 1823, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McKay, born in 1823 in Sutherland, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine McKay, born in 1822 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 3 children; Angus (born 1855 in Sutherland, Scotland), Donald S (born 1857 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Mary (born 1865 in Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Grandson, Dugald (born 1872 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1824 in Sutherland, Scotland).
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Alexander McKay's household
Alexander
McKay
Head
Catherine
McKay
Wife
Angus
McKay
Son
Donald S
McKay
Son
Mary
McKay
Daughter
Dugald
McLean
Grandson
Mary
Sutherland
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | McKay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 58 |
| Birth year | 1823 |
| Birth place | Sutherland, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | McKay | Head | Married | 58 | 1823 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Catherine | McKay | Wife | Married | 59 | 1822 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Angus | McKay | Son | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Donald S | McKay | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Mary | McKay | Daughter | - | 16 | 1865 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Dugald | McLean | Grandson | - | 9 | 1872 | Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Mary | Sutherland | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 57 | 1824 | Sutherland, Scotland |
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