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Household of Alexander McKay (born 1843, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, Midlothian, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McKay, born in 1843 in Torryburn, Fife, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary McKay, born in 1843 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; George (born 1866 in Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1867 in Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Sarah (born 1871 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Annie (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Daniel Henderson, born in 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Alexander McKay's household
Alexander
McKay
Head
Mary
McKay
Wife
George
McKay
Son
Thomas
McKay
Son
Margaret
McKay
Daughter
Sarah
McKay
Daughter
Alexander
McKay
Son
Annie
McKay
Daughter
Daniel
Henderson
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | McKay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Torryburn, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | McKay | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Torryburn, Fife, Scotland | |
Mary | McKay | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
George | McKay | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Thomas | McKay | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | McKay | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Sarah | McKay | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Alexander | McKay | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Annie | McKay | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Daniel | Henderson | Boarder | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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