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Household of John McKay (born 1810, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardross, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKay, born in 1810 in Sutherland, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Cath (born 1846 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1855 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son-In-Law, Alex (born 1853 in Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John's Grandson, Matthew (born 1878 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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John McKay's household

Male

John

McKay

Head
Female

Cath

McKay

Daughter
Female

Jessie

McNair

Daughter
Male

Alex

McNair

Son-In-Law
Male

Matthew

McNair

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKay

Head

Widower

71

1810

Sutherland, Scotland

Cath

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jessie

McNair

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Alex

McNair

Son-In-Law

Unmarried

28

1853

Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Matthew

McNair

Grandson

-

3

1878

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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