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Household of Alexander McKay (born 1829, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, 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 1829 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jean McKay, born in 1825 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1862 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and David (born 1864 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Lodger, John (born 1860 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Lodger, Thomas (born 1863 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander McKay's household
Alexander
McKay
Head
Jean
McKay
Wife
Robert
McKay
Son
David
McKay
Son
John
Ure
Lodger
Thomas
Writchie
Lodger
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | McKay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | McKay | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jean | McKay | Wife | Married | 56 | 1825 | Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Robert | McKay | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
David | McKay | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
John | Ure | Lodger | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Writchie | Lodger | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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