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Household of John McKay (born 1829, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmeny, Argyllshire, 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 1829 in Argyllshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet McKay, born in 1840 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Donald (born 1869 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Dougald (born 1875 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1879 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Kilmeny, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Marion Smith, born in 1848 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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John McKay's household

Male

John

McKay

Head
Female

Janet

McKay

Wife
Male

Donald

McKay

Son
Male

Alexander

McKay

Son
Male

John

McKay

Son
Male

Dougald

McKay

Son
Male

Peter

McKay

Son
Female

Janet

McKay

Daughter
Female

Marion

Smith

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKay

Head

Married

52

1829

Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

McKay

Wife

Married

41

1840

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

McKay

Son

-

12

1869

Argyllshire, Scotland

Alexander

McKay

Son

-

11

1870

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

McKay

Son

-

8

1873

Argyllshire, Scotland

Dougald

McKay

Son

-

6

1875

Argyllshire, Scotland

Peter

McKay

Son

-

2

1879

Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

McKay

Daughter

-

0

1881

Kilmeny, Argyllshire, Scotland

Marion

Smith

Visitor

-

33

1848

Argyllshire, Scotland

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