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Household of David McKechnie (born 1836, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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 McKechnie and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David McKechnie, born in 1836 in Argyllshire, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Eliza J S McKechnie, born in 1840 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Malcolm S (born 1870 in Midlothian, Scotland), George S (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth M (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine F (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William M (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Donald N (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert S (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, Catherine Adams, born in 1860 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.


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David McKechnie's household

Male

David

McKechnie

Head
Female

Eliza J S

McKechnie

Wife
Male

Malcolm S

McKechnie

Son
Male

George S

McKechnie

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

McKechnie

Daughter
Female

Catherine F

McKechnie

Daughter
Male

William M

McKechnie

Son
Male

Donald N

McKechnie

Son
Male

Robert S

McKechnie

Son
Female

Catherine

Adams

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name McKechnie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

McKechnie

Head

Married

45

1836

Argyllshire, Scotland

Eliza J S

McKechnie

Wife

Married

41

1840

Midlothian, Scotland

Malcolm S

McKechnie

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Midlothian, Scotland

George S

McKechnie

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth M

McKechnie

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine F

McKechnie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William M

McKechnie

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Donald N

McKechnie

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert S

McKechnie

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Adams

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

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