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Household of Alexander McKay (born 1834, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McKay, born in 1834 in New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret McKay, born in 1844 in New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1867 in New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1869 in New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1870 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elspet (born 1876 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Jane Smith, born in 1863 in New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander McKay's household

Male

Alexander

McKay

Head
Female

Margaret

McKay

Wife
Male

William

McKay

Son
Female

Agnes

McKay

Daughter
Female

Christina

McKay

Daughter
Female

Elspet

McKay

Daughter
Male

James

McKay

Son
Male

Alexander

McKay

Son
Female

Jane

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McKay

Head

Married

47

1834

New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

McKay

Wife

Married

37

1844

New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

McKay

Son

-

14

1867

New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes

McKay

Daughter

-

12

1869

New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

McKay

Daughter

-

11

1870

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet

McKay

Daughter

-

5

1876

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

McKay

Son

-

3

1878

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

McKay

Son

-

1

1880

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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