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Household of James McKay (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McKay, born in 1851 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie McKay, born in 1855 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Martha (born 1867 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James McKay's household

Male

James

McKay

Head
Female

Annie

McKay

Wife
Male

John

McKay

Son
Female

Jessie

McKay

Daughter
Female

Jane

Young

Servant
Female

Martha

Monteith

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

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McKay

Head

Married

30

1851

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

McKay

Wife

Married

26

1855

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McKay

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

McKay

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Young

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Monteith

Servant

-

14

1867

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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