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Household of John Mackay (born 1839, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mackay, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Mackay, born in 1842 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1865 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, Robert (born 1866 in England), John's Step Daughter, Jane (born 1869 in England), John's Step Daughter, Maggie (born 1873 in England) and John's Step Son, William (born 1877 in England).
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John Mackay's household
John
Mackay
Head
Jane
Mackay
Wife
James
Mackay
Son
William
Mackay
Son
Andrew
Mackay
Son
Robert
Thornborrow
Step Son
Jane
Thornborrow
Step Daughter
Maggie
Thornborrow
Step Daughter
William
Thornborrow
Step Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Mackay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Mackay | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Mackay | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Mackay | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Mackay | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Andrew | Mackay | Son | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert | Thornborrow | Step Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | England | |
Jane | Thornborrow | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | England | |
Maggie | Thornborrow | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 8 | 1873 | England | |
William | Thornborrow | Step Son | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | England |
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