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Household of John Kerr McKay (born 1841, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, Caithness, 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.

John Kerr McKay and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kerr McKay, born in 1841 in Assynt, Sutherland, consisted of 5 members. John Kerr was the head of the household, married to Jemima McKay, born in 1842 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; John R (born 1869 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), George (born 1871 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).


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John Kerr McKay's household

Male

John Kerr

McKay

Head
Female

Jemima

McKay

Wife
Male

John R

McKay

Son
Male

George

McKay

Son
Male

Alexander

McKay

Son
First name(s) John Kerr
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John Kerr

McKay

Head

Married

40

1841

Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland

Jemima

McKay

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

John R

McKay

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

George

McKay

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

McKay

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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