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Household of John Mackay (born 1824, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Watten, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mackay, born in 1824 in Caithness, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mackay, born in 1834 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland. They had 7 children; Barbara (born 1861 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1863 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), Janet (born 1867 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), Andrew (born 1869 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), Ellen (born 1870 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland) and David (born 1874 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Barbara (born 1867 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland) and John's Lodger, Marcus (born 1862 in Caithness, Scotland).


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John Mackay's household

Male

John

Mackay

Head
Female

Margaret

Mackay

Wife
Female

Barbara

Mackay

Daughter
Male

William

Mackay

Son
Male

John

Mackay

Son
Female

Janet

Mackay

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Mackay

Son
Female

Ellen

Mackay

Daughter
Male

David

Mackay

Son
Female

Barbara

Innes

Lodger
Male

Marcus

Sutherland

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Mackay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mackay

Head

Married

57

1824

Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Mackay

Wife

Married

47

1834

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Barbara

Mackay

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

William

Mackay

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

John

Mackay

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Mackay

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Andrew

Mackay

Son

-

12

1869

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Ellen

Mackay

Daughter

-

11

1870

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

David

Mackay

Son

-

7

1874

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Barbara

Innes

Lodger

Unmarried

14

1867

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Marcus

Sutherland

Lodger

Unmarried

19

1862

Caithness, Scotland

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