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Household of James McKay (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McKay, born in 1848 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary McKay, born in 1854 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1875 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1877 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1880 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Edward McCann, born in 1831 in Ireland.


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James McKay's household

Male

James

McKay

Head
Female

Mary

McKay

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

McKay

Daughter
Male

Henry

McKay

Son
Female

Margaret

McKay

Daughter
Female

Agnes

McKay

Daughter
Male

Edward

McCann

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McKay

Head

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Mary

McKay

Wife

Married

27

1854

Ireland

Elizabeth

McKay

Daughter

-

6

1875

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

McKay

Son

-

4

1877

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McKay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

McKay

Daughter

-

1

1880

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward

McCann

Lodger

-

50

1831

Ireland

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