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Household of James Hay (born 1837, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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.

James Hay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hay, born in 1837 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Hay, born in 1839 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1860 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1862 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland), David (born 1867 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and Cornelia (born 1873 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Agnes Gardner, born in 1864 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland.


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James Hay's household

Male

James

Hay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Hay

Wife
Male

Alexander

Hay

Son
Male

James

Hay

Son
Male

David

Hay

Son
Male

John

Hay

Son
Female

Cornelia

Hay

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Gardner

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Hay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hay

Head

Married

44

1837

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Hay

Wife

Married

42

1839

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Hay

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Hay

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Clackmannanshire, Scotland

David

Hay

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Clackmannanshire, Scotland

John

Hay

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Cornelia

Hay

Daughter

-

8

1873

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gardner

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

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