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Household of Alexander McKay (born 1829, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rosehall, Sutherland, 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 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McKay, born in 1829 in Sutherland, consisted of 17 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Maryann McKay, born in 1833 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Catherine (born 1862 in Sutherland, Scotland), Maryann (born 1871 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Charles M (born 1875 in Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Ann (born 1843 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Alexander's Niece, Ellen (born 1871 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander's Visitor, August Fred (born 1831 in England), Alexander's Servant, Jessie (born 1826 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Ann (born 1855 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Jessie (born 1855 in Sutherland, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Sutherland, Scotland), Alexander's Visitor, Charles (born 1852 in England), Alexander's Visitor, James (born 1855 in England), Alexander's Visitor, John (born 1851 in -), Alexander's -, Donald (born 1873 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, John (born 1803 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Alexander McKay's household

Male

Alexander

McKay

Head
Female

Maryann

McKay

Wife
Female

Catherine

McKay

Daughter
Female

Maryann

McKay

Daughter
Male

Charles M

McKay

Son
Female

Ann

McDonald

Sister-In-Law
Female

Ellen

McKinlay

Niece
Male

August Fred

Thistle?

Visitor
Female

Jessie

McKay

Servant
Female

Ann

Munro

Servant
Female

Jessie

Munro

Servant
Female

Margaret

Bethune

Servant
Male

Charles

Leigh

Visitor
Male

James

Kelley

Visitor
Male

John

McKenzie

Visitor
Male

Donald

Matheson

-
Male

John

Stewart

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McKay

Head

Married

52

1829

Sutherland, Scotland

Maryann

McKay

Wife

Married

48

1833

Ayrshire, Scotland

Catherine

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Sutherland, Scotland

Maryann

McKay

Daughter

-

10

1871

Sutherland, Scotland

Charles M

McKay

Son

-

6

1875

Sutherland, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

38

1843

Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Ellen

McKinlay

Niece

-

10

1871

Renfrewshire, Scotland

August Fred

Thistle?

Visitor

Married

50

1831

England

Jessie

McKay

Servant

Unmarried

55

1826

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ann

Munro

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jessie

Munro

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Sutherland, Scotland

Margaret

Bethune

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Sutherland, Scotland

Charles

Leigh

Visitor

Unmarried

29

1852

England

James

Kelley

Visitor

Unmarried

26

1855

England

John

McKenzie

Visitor

Unmarried

30

1851

-

Donald

Matheson

-

Unmarried

8

1873

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

78

1803

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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