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Household of James Mackay (born 1809, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Boleskine, Invernessshire, 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 Mackay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mackay, born in 1809 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Mackay, born in 1816 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1853 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Catherine (born 1856 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Jane (born 1858 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Relative, Donald (born 1869 in Invernessshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Donald (born 1853 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and James's Servant, Kenneth (born 1858 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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James Mackay's household

Male

James

Mackay

Head
Female

Mary

Mackay

Wife
Male

William

Mackay

Son
Female

Catherine

Mackay

Daughter
Female

Jane

Mackay

Daughter
Male

Donald

Fraser

Relative
Male

Donald

McPhail

Servant
Male

Kenneth

McLean

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Mackay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mackay

Head

Married

72

1809

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Mackay

Wife

Married

65

1816

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William

Mackay

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

Mackay

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jane

Mackay

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

Fraser

Relative

-

12

1869

Invernessshire, Scotland

Donald

McPhail

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Kenneth

McLean

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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