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Household of John McKay (born 1830, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Watten, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKay, born in 1830 in Caithness, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christina McKay, born in 1835 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; Francis (born 1864 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), Christina (born 1868 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), Helen (born 1871 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), Donaldina (born 1875 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland) and Georgina (born 1877 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland).


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John McKay's household

Male

John

McKay

Head
Female

Christina

McKay

Wife
Male

Francis

McKay

Son
Female

Christina

McKay

Daughter
Female

Helen

McKay

Daughter
Female

Donaldina

McKay

Daughter
Female

Georgina

McKay

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKay

Head

Married

51

1830

Caithness, Scotland

Christina

McKay

Wife

Married

46

1835

Caithness, Scotland

Francis

McKay

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Christina

McKay

Daughter

-

13

1868

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Helen

McKay

Daughter

-

10

1871

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Donaldina

McKay

Daughter

-

6

1875

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Georgina

McKay

Daughter

-

4

1877

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

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