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Household of John McKay (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKay, born in 1840 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah McKay, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Sarah Jane (born 1861 in Felling, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1873 in Felling, Durham, England) and Edmund (born 1880 in Felling, Durham, England).


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John McKay's household

Male

John

McKay

Head
Female

Hannah

McKay

Wife
Female

Sarah Jane

Carman

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McKay

Daughter
Male

Edmund

McKay

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKay

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Hannah

McKay

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Sarah Jane

Carman

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Felling, Durham, England

Margaret

McKay

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Felling, Durham, England

Edmund

McKay

Son

Single

1

1880

Felling, Durham, England

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