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Household of John Mackay (born 1837, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mackay, born in 1837 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mackay, born in 1842 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Williamina (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Eliza Shepherd, born in 1841 in Perthshire, Scotland.
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John Mackay's household
John
Mackay
Head
Margaret
Mackay
Wife
Elizabeth
Mackay
Daughter
Catherine
Mackay
Daughter
Williamina
McKay
Daughter
Eliza
Shepherd
Visitor
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Mackay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Wick, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Mackay | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Margaret | Mackay | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Mackay | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Catherine | Mackay | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Williamina | McKay | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Eliza | Shepherd | Visitor | Married | 40 | 1841 | Perthshire, Scotland |
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