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Household of John Mackay (born 1820, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Olrig, 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 Mackay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mackay, born in 1820 in Latheron, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mackay, born in 1825 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1862 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland), Barbara (born 1864 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland) and Murdo (born 1868 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandchild, Alexandrina Dunet Mackay, born in 1881 in Caithness, Scotland.


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John Mackay's household

Male

John

Mackay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mackay

Wife
Female

Mary

Mackay

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Mackay

Daughter
Male

James

Mackay

Son
Male

Murdo

Mackay

Son
Female

Alexandrina Dunet

Mackay

Grandchild
First name(s) John
Last name Mackay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mackay

Head

Married

61

1820

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mackay

Wife

Married

56

1825

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Mackay

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Barbara

Mackay

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

James

Mackay

Son

-

15

1866

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Murdo

Mackay

Son

-

13

1868

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Alexandrina Dunet

Mackay

Grandchild

-

0

1881

Caithness, Scotland

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