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Household of John McKay (born 1821)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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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 McKay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKay, born in 1821 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann McKay, born in 1831 in Scotland. They had 7 children; Anthony (born 1857 in Scotland), William (born 1862 in Scotland), Jonathan (born 1865 in Scotland), Jane (born 1867 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Gordon (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Daughter In Law, Emma McKay, born in 1850 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.


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John McKay's household

Male

John

McKay

Head
Female

Ann

McKay

Wife
Male

Anthony

McKay

Son
Male

William

McKay

Son
Male

Jonathan

McKay

Son
Female

Jane

McKay

Daughter
Female

Emma

McKay

Daughter In Law
Male

Gordon

McKay

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

McKay

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

McKay

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKay

Head

Married

60

1821

Scotland

Ann

McKay

Wife

Married

50

1831

Scotland

Anthony

McKay

Son

Single

24

1857

Scotland

William

McKay

Son

Single

19

1862

Scotland

Jonathan

McKay

Son

Single

16

1865

Scotland

Jane

McKay

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Emma

McKay

Daughter In Law

Married

31

1850

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Gordon

McKay

Son

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary Ellen

McKay

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth A

McKay

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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