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Household of John McKay (born 1833, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lochs, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKay, born in 1833 in Caithness, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie McKay, born in 1847 in Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1871 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Donald (born 1880 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ann (born 1859 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John's Servant, Ann (born 1865 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Angus (born 1824 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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John McKay's household

Male

John

McKay

Head
Female

Jessie

McKay

Wife
Male

Alexander

McKay

Son
Female

Jessie

McKay

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McKay

Daughter
Male

Donald

McKay

Son
Female

Ann

McDonald

Servant
Female

Ann

McLeod

Servant
Male

Angus

McKenzie

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKay

Head

Married

48

1833

Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

McKay

Wife

Married

34

1847

Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland

Alexander

McKay

Son

-

10

1871

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jessie

McKay

Daughter

-

6

1875

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

McKay

Daughter

-

4

1877

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

McKay

Son

-

1

1880

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ann

McLeod

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Angus

McKenzie

Visitor

Unmarried

57

1824

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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