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Household of John McKay (born 1792, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stornoway, 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 1792 in Sutherland, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Barbra, born 1839 in Sutherland, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Mary (born 1850 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John's Visitor, Jane (born 1844 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John's Servant, Donaldina (born 1863 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McKay's household

Male

John

McKay

Head
Female

Barbra

McKay

Daughter
Female

Mary

McKay

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Jane

McKenzie

Visitor
Female

Donaldina

Clark

Servant
Female

Mary

McKay

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 89
Birth year 1792
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKay

Head

Widower

89

1792

Sutherland, Scotland

Barbra

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

42

1839

Sutherland, Scotland

Mary

McKay

Daughter-In-Law

Widow

31

1850

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jane

McKenzie

Visitor

Married

37

1844

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donaldina

Clark

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

McKay

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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