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Household of John McKay (born 1821, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barvas, Ross and Cromarty, 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 1821 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; John (born 1852 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Eric (born 1856 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Kenneth (born 1862 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Christina (born 1816 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Mary (born 1859 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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John McKay's household

Male

John

McKay

Head
Male

John

McKay

Son
Female

Eric

McKay

Daughter
Male

Kenneth

McKay

Son
Female

Christina

McLeod

Sister-In-Law
Female

Mary

McKenzie

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKay

Head

Widower

60

1821

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

McKay

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Eric

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Kenneth

McKay

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Christina

McLeod

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

65

1816

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

McKenzie

Visitor

Unmarried

22

1859

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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