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Household of Donald McKay (born 1807, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, Orkney, 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.

Donald McKay and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Donald McKay, born in 1807 in Farr, Sutherland, consisted of 13 members. Donald was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McKay, born in 1809 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1832 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Donald's Grandson, Donald (born 1861 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), Donald's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), Donald's Granddaughter, Barbara M (born 1866 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), Donald's Granddaughter, Georgina D (born 1868 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), Donald's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1871 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), Donald's Grandson, William (born 1873 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), Donald's Granddaughter, Mary W (born 1875 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), Donald's Grandson, Robert W (born 1878 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), Donald's Servant, James (born 1864 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland) and Donald's Servant, Alexander (born 1865 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland).


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Donald McKay's household

Male

Donald

McKay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McKay

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Cumming

Daughter
Male

Donald

Cumming

Grandson
Female

Elizabeth

Cumming

Granddaughter
Female

Barbara M

Cumming

Granddaughter
Female

Georgina D

Cumming

Granddaughter
Female

Isabella

Cumming

Granddaughter
Male

William

Cumming

Grandson
Female

Mary W

Cumming

Granddaughter
Male

Robert W

Cumming

Grandson
Male

James

McKay

Servant
Male

Alexander

Budge

Servant
First name(s) Donald
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Farr, Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Donald

McKay

Head

Married

74

1807

Farr, Sutherland, Scotland

Elizabeth

McKay

Wife

Married

72

1809

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cumming

Daughter

Widow

49

1832

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Donald

Cumming

Grandson

Unmarried

20

1861

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cumming

Granddaughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Barbara M

Cumming

Granddaughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Georgina D

Cumming

Granddaughter

-

13

1868

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Cumming

Granddaughter

-

10

1871

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

William

Cumming

Grandson

-

8

1873

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Mary W

Cumming

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Robert W

Cumming

Grandson

-

3

1878

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

James

McKay

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Alexander

Budge

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

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