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Household of Alexander McKay (born 1817, Ross & Cromarty)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tain, Ross and Cromarty, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McKay, born in 1817 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McKay, born in 1819 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret Bothick, born 1857 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1853 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Catherine (born 1862 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, David (born 1866 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
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Alexander McKay's household
Alexander
McKay
Head
Elizabeth
McKay
Wife
Margaret Bothick
McKay
Daughter
Margaret
McDonald
Servant
Catherine
Ross
Servant
David
McKay
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | McKay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | McKay | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | McKay | Wife | Married | 62 | 1819 | Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland | |
Margaret Bothick | McKay | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Margaret | McDonald | Servant | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Catherine | Ross | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
David | McKay | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland |
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