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Household of John McLay (born 1838, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McLay, born in 1838 in Dunblane, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet McLay, born in 1839 in Logie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Archibald (born 1870 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Agnes H (born 1877 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Agnes Bean, born in 1802 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.


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John McLay's household

Male

John

McLay

Head
Female

Janet

McLay

Wife
Male

Archibald

McLay

Son
Male

John

McLay

Son
Male

James

McLay

Son
Female

Agnes H

McLay

Daughter
Male

George

McLay

Son
Female

Agnes

Bean

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name McLay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McLay

Head

Married

43

1838

Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

McLay

Wife

Married

42

1839

Logie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Archibald

McLay

Son

-

11

1870

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

McLay

Son

-

8

1873

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

McLay

Son

-

6

1875

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Agnes H

McLay

Daughter

-

4

1877

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

George

McLay

Son

-

1

1880

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Agnes

Bean

Mother-In-Law

Widow

79

1802

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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