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Household of David Mc Lay (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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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.

David Mc Lay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Mc Lay, born in 1839 in , consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Maria Mc Lay, born in 1847 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Helen D (born 1873 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Mary K (born 1874 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Peter (born 1876 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Walter (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Agnes T (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Catherine (born 1858 in Ireland) and David's Servant, Sarah (born 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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David Mc Lay's household

Male

David

Mc Lay

Head
Female

Maria

Mc Lay

Wife
Female

Helen D

Mc Lay

Daughter
Female

Mary K

Mc Lay

Daughter
Male

Peter

Mc Lay

Son
Male

Walter

Mc Lay

Son
Female

Agnes T

Mc Lay

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Murphet

Servant
Female

Sarah

Enwright

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Mc Lay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Mc Lay

Head

Married

42

1839

Scotland

Maria

Mc Lay

Wife

Married

34

1847

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Helen D

Mc Lay

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Mary K

Mc Lay

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Peter

Mc Lay

Son

Single

5

1876

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Walter

Mc Lay

Son

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Agnes T

Mc Lay

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Catherine

Murphet

Servant

Single

23

1858

Ireland

Sarah

Enwright

Servant

Single

23

1858

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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