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Household of Alexander McKay (born 1849, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McKay, born in 1849 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie McKay, born in 1848 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1871 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Isabella (born 1878 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Helen (born 1881 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Brother-In-Law, Richard (born 1862 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Helen (born 1853 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
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Alexander McKay's household
Alexander
McKay
Head
Jessie
McKay
Wife
David
McKay
Son
Robert
McKay
Son
Isabella
McKay
Daughter
Helen
McKay
Daughter
Richard
Bolton
Brother-In-Law
Helen
Bolton
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | McKay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | McKay | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Jessie | McKay | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
David | McKay | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Robert | McKay | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Isabella | McKay | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Helen | McKay | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Richard | Bolton | Brother-In-Law | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Helen | Bolton | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
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