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Household of James Mc Kay (born 1837, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

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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 Mc Kay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mc Kay, born in 1837 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth R Mc Kay, born in 1852 in Thorn, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; James Mc (born 1861 in Scotland), Margaret (born 1866 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), John William (born 1872 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), John Henry (born 1875 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Albert (born 1879 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, John Dixon, born in 1860 in India.


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James Mc Kay's household

Male

James

Mc Kay

Head
Female

Elizabeth R

Mc Kay

Wife
Male

James Mc

Mc Kay

Son
Female

Margaret

Mc Kay

Daughter
Male

John William

Mc Kay

Son
Male

John Henry

Mc Kay

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mc Kay

Daughter
Male

Albert

Mc Kay

Son
Male

John

Dixon

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Mc Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mc Kay

Head

Married

44

1837

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth R

Mc Kay

Wife

Married

29

1852

Thorn, Yorkshire, England

James Mc

Mc Kay

Son

Single

20

1861

Scotland

Margaret

Mc Kay

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Hull, Yorkshire, England

John William

Mc Kay

Son

Single

9

1872

Hull, Yorkshire, England

John Henry

Mc Kay

Son

Single

6

1875

City of London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Mc Kay

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Mc Kay

Son

Single

2

1879

Jarrow, Durham, England

John

Dixon

Boarder

Single

21

1860

India

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