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Household of Alexander McKay (born 1837, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Kilpatrick, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McKay, born in 1837 in Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella McKay, born in 1839 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1871 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1874 in Saline, Fife, Scotland), Eliza (born 1876 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Angus (born 1879 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McKay's household

Male

Alexander

McKay

Head
Female

Isabella

McKay

Wife
Female

Mary

McKay

Daughter
Female

Jane

McKay

Daughter
Female

Agnes

McKay

Daughter
Female

Eliza

McKay

Daughter
Male

Angus

McKay

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McKay

Head

Married

44

1837

Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Isabella

McKay

Wife

Married

42

1839

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

McKay

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jane

McKay

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Agnes

McKay

Daughter

-

7

1874

Saline, Fife, Scotland

Eliza

McKay

Daughter

-

5

1876

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Angus

McKay

Son

-

2

1879

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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