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Household of Alexander McKay (born 1838, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McKay, born in 1838 in Invergordon, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Robina McKay, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Mary Aitken, born in 1808 in Carmyle, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander McKay's household

Male

Alexander

McKay

Head
Female

Robina

McKay

Wife
Female

Mary

McKay

Daughter
Male

David

McKay

Son
Female

Mary

Aitken

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Invergordon, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McKay

Head

Married

43

1838

Invergordon, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Robina

McKay

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McKay

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

McKay

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Aitken

Mother-In-Law

Widow

73

1808

Carmyle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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