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Household of Alexander McKay (born 1844, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McKay, born in 1844 in Abbey, Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane McKay, born in 1848 in Abbey, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1870 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1875 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1878 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Duncan (born 1880 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McKay's household

Male

Alexander

McKay

Head
Female

Jane

McKay

Wife
Male

Alexander

McKay

Son
Male

James

McKay

Son
Male

Peter

McKay

Son
Male

John

McKay

Son
Male

David

McKay

Son
Male

Duncan

McKay

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Abbey, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McKay

Head

Married

37

1844

Abbey, Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane

McKay

Wife

Married

33

1848

Abbey, Argyllshire, Scotland

Alexander

McKay

Son

-

11

1870

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McKay

Son

-

9

1872

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

McKay

Son

-

6

1875

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McKay

Son

-

5

1876

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

McKay

Son

-

3

1878

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

McKay

Son

-

1

1880

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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