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Household of Alexander McLay (born 1835, Stirlingshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 McLay and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McLay, born in 1835 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane McLay, born in 1835 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1860 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1862 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1865 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1867 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annabella (born 1870 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1876 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Ann Cairns, born in 1861 in Morningside, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Alexander McLay's household
Alexander
McLay
Head
Jane
McLay
Wife
John
McLay
Son
Agnes
McLay
Daughter
Janet
McLay
Daughter
Jane
McLay
Daughter
Annabella
McLay
Daughter
Alexander
McLay
Son
Sarah
McLay
Daughter
Ann
Cairns
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | McLay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | McLay | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Jane | McLay | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
John | McLay | Son | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | McLay | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | McLay | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | McLay | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Annabella | McLay | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | McLay | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | McLay | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Cairns | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Morningside, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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