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Household of George Mackay (born 1840, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, 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.

George Mackay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Mackay, born in 1840 in Berwickshire, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Helen Mackay, born in 1840 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alice Dawson (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1876 in Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Boarder, Robert (born 1859 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland) and George's Visitor, Isabella (born 1843 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland).


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George Mackay's household

Male

George

Mackay

Head
Female

Helen

Mackay

Wife
Female

Alice Dawson

Mackay

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mackay

Daughter
Female

Jane

Mackay

Daughter
Female

Helen

Mackay

Daughter
Male

John

Mackay

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mackay

Daughter
Male

Robert

Rutherford

Boarder
Female

Isabella

Brown

Visitor
First name(s) George
Last name Mackay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Mackay

Head

Married

41

1840

Berwickshire, Scotland

Helen

Mackay

Wife

Married

41

1840

Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland

Alice Dawson

Mackay

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Mackay

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Mackay

Daughter

-

7

1874

Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Mackay

Daughter

-

5

1876

Midlothian, Scotland

John

Mackay

Son

-

3

1878

Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mackay

Daughter

-

1

1880

Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Rutherford

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Brown

Visitor

Married

38

1843

Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland

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