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Household of John McKay (born 1841, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 1841 in Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McKay, born in 1847 in England. They had 6 children; Grace (born 1865 in Ireland), John (born 1867 in Gibraltar), Neil (born 1868 in Canada), Alexander (born 1870 in Canada), Donald (born 1873 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John McKay's household

Male

John

McKay

Head
Female

Mary

McKay

Wife
Female

Grace

McKay

Daughter
Male

John

McKay

Son
Male

Neil

McKay

Son
Male

Alexander

McKay

Son
Male

Donald

McKay

Son
Female

Jane

McKay

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKay

Head

Married

40

1841

Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

McKay

Wife

Married

34

1847

England

Grace

McKay

Daughter

-

16

1865

Ireland

John

McKay

Son

-

14

1867

Gibraltar

Neil

McKay

Son

-

13

1868

Canada

Alexander

McKay

Son

-

11

1870

Canada

Donald

McKay

Son

-

8

1873

Invernessshire, Scotland

Jane

McKay

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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