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Household of John McKay (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, 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 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane McKay, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Samuel (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Balloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1879 in Balloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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John McKay's household

Male

John

McKay

Head
Female

Jane

McKay

Wife
Male

Samuel

McKay

Son
Male

George

McKay

Son
Female

Jessie

McKay

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McKay

Son
Male

John

McKay

Son
Male

Joseph

McKay

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKay

Head

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McKay

Wife

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

McKay

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

McKay

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

McKay

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

McKay

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McKay

Son

-

4

1877

Balloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Joseph

McKay

Son

-

2

1879

Balloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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