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Household of James McKay (born 1831, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nigg, Kincardineshire, 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 McKay and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McKay, born in 1831 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elspit McKay, born in 1837 in Cookney, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jemima (born 1867 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1873 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and James (born 1876 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandchild, Elspat (born 1879 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and James's Grandchild, Isabella (born 1880 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
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James McKay's household
James
McKay
Head
Elspit
McKay
Wife
Jemima
McKay
Daughter
Alexander
McKay
Son
Sarah
McKay
Daughter
James
McKay
Son
Elspat
Rettie
Grandchild
Isabella
Bruce
Grandchild
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | McKay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | McKay | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elspit | McKay | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Cookney, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Jemima | McKay | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | McKay | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | McKay | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
James | McKay | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Elspat | Rettie | Grandchild | - | 2 | 1879 | Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Bruce | Grandchild | - | 1 | 1880 | Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
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