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Household of Alexander McKay (born 1819, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ferry Port on Craig, Fife, 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 1819 in Sutherland, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McKay, born in 1822 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1852 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1860 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1862 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Grandson, William McKay, born in 1880 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland.


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Alexander McKay's household

Male

Alexander

McKay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McKay

Wife
Male

William

McKay

Son
Male

John

McKay

Son
Male

Alexander

McKay

Son
Male

William

McKay

Grandson
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McKay

Head

Married

62

1819

Sutherland, Scotland

Elizabeth

McKay

Wife

Married

59

1822

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

William

McKay

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

McKay

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

McKay

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

McKay

Grandson

-

1

1880

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

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