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Household of Alexander McKay (born 1842, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick (Landward), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McKay, born in 1842 in Latheron, Caithness, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McKay, born in 1839 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland. They had 2 children; Donald S M (born 1873 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland) and George Wm (born 1877 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, David Bannerman, born in 1828 in Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland.


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Alexander McKay's household

Male

Alexander

McKay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McKay

Wife
Male

Donald S M

McKay

Son
Male

George Wm

McKay

Son
Male

David

Bannerman

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McKay

Head

Married

39

1842

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

McKay

Wife

Married

42

1839

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Donald S M

McKay

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

George Wm

McKay

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

David

Bannerman

Visitor

Married

53

1828

Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland

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