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Household of John McKay (born 1846, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tongue, Sutherland, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKay, born in 1846 in Sutherland, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane McKay, born in 1852 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 4 children; Donald (born 1873 in Sutherland, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Sutherland, Scotland), Hugh Adam (born 1878 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1880 in Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, George (born 1861 in Sutherland, Scotland), John's Boarder, Robert (born 1858 in Sutherland, Scotland), John's Visitor, James (born 1846 in Sutherland, Scotland), John's Visitor, George (born 1863 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Hugh (born 1846 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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John McKay's household

Male

John

McKay

Head
Female

Jane

McKay

Wife
Male

Donald

McKay

Son
Female

Mary

McKay

Daughter
Male

Hugh Adam

McKay

Son
Female

Isabella

McKay

Daughter
Male

George

Davidson

Boarder
Male

Robert

Munro

Boarder
Male

James

McKay

Visitor
Male

George

McGrigor

Visitor
Male

Hugh

Sutherland

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKay

Head

Married

35

1846

Sutherland, Scotland

Jane

McKay

Wife

Married

29

1852

Sutherland, Scotland

Donald

McKay

Son

-

8

1873

Sutherland, Scotland

Mary

McKay

Daughter

-

5

1876

Sutherland, Scotland

Hugh Adam

McKay

Son

-

3

1878

Sutherland, Scotland

Isabella

McKay

Daughter

-

1

1880

Sutherland, Scotland

George

Davidson

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Sutherland, Scotland

Robert

Munro

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Sutherland, Scotland

James

McKay

Visitor

Married

35

1846

Sutherland, Scotland

George

McGrigor

Visitor

Unmarried

18

1863

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Hugh

Sutherland

Visitor

Unmarried

35

1846

Sutherland, Scotland

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