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Household of Alexander McKay (born 1844, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McKay, born in 1844 in Temple, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina T McKay, born in 1841 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, John Thompson, born in 1854 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
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Alexander McKay's household
Alexander
McKay
Head
Christina T
McKay
Wife
Elizabeth
McKay
Daughter
Mary
McKay
Daughter
Alexander
McKay
Son
James
McKay
Son
John
Thompson
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | McKay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Temple, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | McKay | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Temple, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Christina T | McKay | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | McKay | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | McKay | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander | McKay | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | McKay | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Thompson | Boarder | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland |
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