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Household of John McKelay (born 1820, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Boisdale, Invernessshire, 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 McKelay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKelay, born in 1820 in Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine McKelay, born in 1820 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Flora (born 1848 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Neil (born 1850 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1852 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and John (born 1856 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Catherine (born 1820 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John's Niece, Mary (born 1865 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Penelope (born 1875 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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John McKelay's household

Male

John

McKelay

Head
Female

Catherine

McKelay

Mother
Female

Flora

McKelay

Daughter
Male

Neil

McKelay

Son
Male

Donald

McKelay

Son
Male

John

McKelay

Son
Female

Mary

McIsaac

Niece
Female

Penelope

Martin

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name McKelay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKelay

Head

Married

61

1820

Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

McKelay

Mother

Married

61

1820

Invernessshire, Scotland

Flora

McKelay

Daughter

Unmarried

33

1848

Invernessshire, Scotland

Neil

McKelay

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Invernessshire, Scotland

Donald

McKelay

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

McKelay

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

McIsaac

Niece

Unmarried

16

1865

Invernessshire, Scotland

Penelope

Martin

Granddaughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Invernessshire, Scotland

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