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Household of James Mackay (born 1854, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Mackay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mackay, born in 1854 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mackay, born in 1855 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth A (born 1877 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales), Duncan J (born 1878 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales) and James E (born 1881 in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Helen Matthews, born in 1862 in Elton, Somerset, England.


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James Mackay's household

Male

James

Mackay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mackay

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Mackay

Daughter
Male

Duncan J

Mackay

Son
Male

James E

Mackay

Son
Female

Helen

Matthews

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Mackay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mackay

Head

Married

27

1854

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mackay

Wife

Married

26

1855

Invernessshire, Scotland

Elizabeth A

Mackay

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

Duncan J

Mackay

Son

Single

3

1878

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

James E

Mackay

Son

Single

0

1881

Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales

Helen

Matthews

Servant

Single

19

1862

Elton, Somerset, England

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