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Household of John L Mackay (born 1826, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 L Mackay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John L Mackay, born in 1826 in Culross, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. John L was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mackay, born in 1831 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1867 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and George (born 1869 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John L's Lodger, Christopher (born 1848 in Ireland), John L's Lodger, Sarah (born 1862 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John L's Lodger, Rachel (born 1881 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John L Mackay's household

Male

John L

Mackay

Head
Female

Margaret

Mackay

Wife
Male

John

Mackay

Son
Male

George

Mackay

Son
Male

Christopher

McLaughlan

Lodger
Female

Sarah

McLaughlan

Lodger
Female

Rachel

McLaughlan

Lodger
First name(s) John L
Last name Mackay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Culross, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John L

Mackay

Head

Married

55

1826

Culross, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mackay

Wife

Married

50

1831

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Mackay

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

George

Mackay

Son

-

12

1869

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Christopher

McLaughlan

Lodger

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Sarah

McLaughlan

Lodger

Married

19

1862

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Rachel

McLaughlan

Lodger

-

0

1881

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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