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Household of John McLay (born 1837)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, Lanarkshire, 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 McLay and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McLay, born in 1837 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha McLay, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 6 children; James (born 1866 in Ireland), John (born 1868 in Ireland), Lizzie (born 1870 in Ireland), William (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Rebecca Jane (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, William Johnstone, born in 1826 in Ireland.
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John McLay's household
John
McLay
Head
Martha
McLay
Wife
James
McLay
Son
John
McLay
Son
Lizzie
McLay
Daughter
William
McLay
Son
Thomas
McLay
Son
Rebecca Jane
McLay
Daughter
William
Johnstone
Lodger
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | McLay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | McLay | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Ireland | |
Martha | McLay | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Ireland | |
James | McLay | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Ireland | |
John | McLay | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Ireland | |
Lizzie | McLay | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Ireland | |
William | McLay | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | McLay | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Rebecca Jane | McLay | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Johnstone | Lodger | Unmarried | 55 | 1826 | Ireland |
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