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Household of James McKay (born 1851, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McKay, born in 1851 in Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet McKay, born in 1856 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Archibald (born 1876 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Edward (born 1879 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother-In-Law, Robert (born 1859 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland), James's Brother-In-Law, William (born 1853 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland), James's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1856 in Carmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland), James's Niece, Janet (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, James (born 1859 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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James McKay's household

Male

James

McKay

Head
Female

Janet

McKay

Wife
Male

Archibald

McKay

Son
Male

Edward

McKay

Son
Male

Robert

Dunlop

Brother-In-Law
Male

William

Dunlop

Brother-In-Law
Female

Mary

Dunlop

Sister-In-Law
Female

Janet

Dunlop

Niece
Male

James

Kinny

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McKay

Head

Married

30

1851

Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

McKay

Wife

Married

25

1856

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Archibald

McKay

Son

-

5

1876

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Edward

McKay

Son

-

2

1879

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Dunlop

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Dunlop

Brother-In-Law

Married

28

1853

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Dunlop

Sister-In-Law

Married

25

1856

Carmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Dunlop

Niece

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Kinny

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

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