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Household of John Mackay (born 1830, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mackay, born in 1830 in Reay, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Mackay, born in 1840 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; Christina (born 1861 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), Donald (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Sarah (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Mackay's household

Male

John

Mackay

Head
Female

Isabella

Mackay

Wife
Female

Christina

Mackay

Daughter
Male

Donald

Mackay

Son
Female

Sarah

Mackay

Daughter
Male

William

Mackay

Son
Female

Janet

Mackay

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Mackay

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Mackay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mackay

Head

Married

51

1830

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Isabella

Mackay

Wife

Married

41

1840

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Christina

Mackay

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Mackay

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Mackay

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Mackay

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Mackay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Mackay

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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