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Household of Hugh McKay (born 1834, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dornoch, 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.

Hugh McKay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh McKay, born in 1834 in Sutherland, consisted of 9 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Mary R McKay, born in 1832 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Hugh (born 1857 in Sutherland, Scotland), Mary (born 1858 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), David (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Christy (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1873 in Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Hugh's Sister, Christy McKay, born in 1823 in Sutherland, Scotland.


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Hugh McKay's household

Male

Hugh

McKay

Head
Female

Mary R

McKay

Wife
Male

Hugh

McKay

Son
Female

Mary

McKay

Daughter
Male

David

McKay

Son
Female

Christy

McKay

Daughter
Male

John

McKay

Son
Male

Andrew

McKay

Son
Female

Christy

McKay

Sister
First name(s) Hugh
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

McKay

Head

Married

47

1834

Sutherland, Scotland

Mary R

McKay

Wife

Married

49

1832

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Hugh

McKay

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Sutherland, Scotland

Mary

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

McKay

Son

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christy

McKay

Daughter

-

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

McKay

Son

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

McKay

Son

-

8

1873

Sutherland, Scotland

Christy

McKay

Sister

Unmarried

58

1823

Sutherland, Scotland

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