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Household of John McKay (born 1839, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKay, born in 1839 in Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane McKay, born in 1848 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1862 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Betsy (born 1863 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Eliza (born 1866 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1879 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Euphemia Bannennan, born in 1812 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John McKay's household

Male

John

McKay

Head
Female

Jane

McKay

Wife
Male

John

McKay

Son
Female

Betsy

McKay

Daughter
Female

Eliza

McKay

Daughter
Male

James

McKay

Son
Male

Robert

McKay

Son
Female

Euphemia

Bannennan

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKay

Head

Married

42

1839

Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

McKay

Wife

Married

33

1848

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

McKay

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

McKay

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

McKay

Son

-

0

1881

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Euphemia

Bannennan

Mother-In-Law

Unmarried

69

1812

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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