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Household of John Mackay (born 1839, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, Lanarkshire, 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 Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Mackay, born in 1841 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Janet (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Mary (born 1855 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Cousin, Margaret (born 1860 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Boarder, Anne (born 1861 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Mackay's household

Male

John

Mackay

Head
Female

Janet

Mackay

Wife
Female

Janet

Mackay

Daughter
Female

Jane

Mackay

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Mackay

Daughter
Male

James

Mackay

Son
Female

Mary

Mackay

Sister
Female

Margaret

Donald

Cousin
Female

Anne

How

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Mackay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), 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

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet

Mackay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Mackay

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Mackay

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Mackay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Mackay

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Mackay

Sister

Unmarried

26

1855

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Donald

Cousin

Unmarried

21

1860

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Anne

How

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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