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Household of John McKay (born 1839, Sutherland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKay, born in 1839 in Sutherland, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Johan McKay, born in 1841 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1872 in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and George (born 1874 in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Isabella (born 1812 in Sutherland, Scotland), John's Sister-In-Law, Jessie (born 1849 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), John's Step Son, William (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Step Son, Angus (born 1861 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Jemima Jean (born 1881 in -).
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John McKay's household
John
McKay
Head
Johan
McKay
Wife
Isabella
McDonald
Mother-In-Law
Jessie
McDonald
Sister-In-Law
William
Ryrie
Step Son
Angus
Ryrie
Step Son
Mary
McKay
Daughter
George
McKay
Son
Jemima Jean
Alice
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | McKay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Sutherland, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | McKay | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Johan | McKay | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Caithness, Scotland | |
Isabella | McDonald | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 69 | 1812 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Jessie | McDonald | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 32 | 1849 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
William | Ryrie | Step Son | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Angus | Ryrie | Step Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Mary | McKay | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
George | McKay | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jemima Jean | Alice | Boarder | - | 0 | 1881 | - |
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