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Household of David McKay (born 1828, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

David McKay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David McKay, born in 1828 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary McKay, born in 1829 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Jessie (born 1849 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1857 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Ann G (born 1861 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1864 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen C (born 1867 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jean D (born 1871 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Granddaughter, Mary A Mck (born 1874 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David's Granddaughter, Jemima Mck (born 1876 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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David McKay's household

Male

David

McKay

Head
Female

Mary

McKay

Wife
Female

Jessie

McKay

Daughter
Female

Mary

McKay

Daughter
Female

Ann G

McKay

Daughter
Male

David

McKay

Son
Female

Helen C

McKay

Daughter
Female

Jean D

McKay

Daughter
Female

Mary A Mck

Milne

Granddaughter
Female

Jemima Mck

Milne

Granddaughter
First name(s) David
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

McKay

Head

Married

53

1828

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

McKay

Wife

Married

52

1829

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

32

1849

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann G

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

McKay

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen C

McKay

Daughter

-

14

1867

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jean D

McKay

Daughter

-

10

1871

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary A Mck

Milne

Granddaughter

-

7

1874

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jemima Mck

Milne

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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