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Household of Alexander McKay (born 1820, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McKay, born in 1820 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary McKay, born in 1825 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1859 in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1861 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Peter (born 1865 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Agnes (born 1868 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Ann (born 1804 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Visitor, Jane (born 1842 in Barry, Ayrshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1833 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander McKay's household

Male

Alexander

McKay

Head
Female

Mary

McKay

Wife
Male

Alexander

McKay

Son
Female

Mary

McKay

Daughter
Male

Peter

McKay

Son
Female

Agnes

McKay

Daughter
Female

Ann

Whitton

Mother-In-Law
Female

Jane

Hood

Visitor
Female

Jane

Mollison

Servant
Female

Mary

Kettles

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McKay

Head

Married

61

1820

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

McKay

Wife

Married

56

1825

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

McKay

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter

McKay

Son

-

16

1865

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

McKay

Daughter

-

13

1868

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Whitton

Mother-In-Law

Widow

77

1804

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Hood

Visitor

Married

39

1842

Barry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Mollison

Servant

Widow

48

1833

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Kettles

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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