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Household of John McKay (born 1808, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunnet, Caithness, 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 McKay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKay, born in 1808 in Dunnet, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann McKay, born in 1821 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; Barbara, born 1856 in Dunnet, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Ann (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, Donald (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's -, James (born 1808 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland).


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John McKay's household

Male

John

McKay

Head
Female

Ann

McKay

Wife
Female

Barbara

Bain

Daughter
Female

Ann

Bain

Granddaughter
Male

Donald

Bain

Grandson
Male

James

Rosie

-
First name(s) John
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKay

Head

Married

73

1808

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Ann

McKay

Wife

Married

60

1821

Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Bain

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Dunnet, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Bain

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

Bain

Grandson

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Rosie

-

Unmarried

73

1808

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

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