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Household of Hector McKay (born 1831, Sutherland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durness, Sutherland, 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.
Hector McKay and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hector McKay, born in 1831 in Sutherland, consisted of 11 members. Hector was the head of the household, married to Margaret McKay, born in 1835 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 8 children; Hugh (born 1861 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Evender Mciver (born 1862 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Christina (born 1864 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Sutherland, Scotland), James Ross (born 1873 in Sutherland, Scotland), Elizabeth Clarke (born 1875 in Durness, Sutherland, Scotland), George Mcfarquhar (born 1877 in Durness, Sutherland, Scotland) and James Mackenzie (born 1879 in Durness, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Hector's Servant, Barbara Falconer, born in 1863 in Sutherland, Scotland.
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Hector McKay's household
Hector
McKay
Head
Margaret
McKay
Wife
Hugh
McKay
Son
Evender Mciver
McKay
Son
Christina
McKay
Daughter
John
Murdoch
Son
James Ross
Murdoch
Son
Elizabeth Clarke
Murdoch
Daughter
George Mcfarquhar
Murdoch
Son
James Mackenzie
Murdoch
Son
Barbara
Falconer
Servant
| First name(s) | Hector |
| Last name | McKay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Sutherland, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hector | McKay | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Margaret | McKay | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Hugh | McKay | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Evender Mciver | McKay | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Christina | McKay | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
John | Murdoch | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
James Ross | Murdoch | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Elizabeth Clarke | Murdoch | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Durness, Sutherland, Scotland | |
George Mcfarquhar | Murdoch | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Durness, Sutherland, Scotland | |
James Mackenzie | Murdoch | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Durness, Sutherland, Scotland | |
Barbara | Falconer | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Sutherland, Scotland |
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