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Household of John McLay (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmaronock, 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 McLay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McLay, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria McLay, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John A (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James R (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ann M (born 1880 in Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Archibald McLaren, born in 1827 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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John McLay's household

Male

John

McLay

Head
Female

Maria

McLay

Wife
Male

John A

McLay

Son
Female

Isabella

McLay

Daughter
Male

James R

McLay

Son
Male

Charles

McLay

Son
Female

Ann M

McLay

Daughter
Male

Archibald

McLaren

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McLay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McLay

Head

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maria

McLay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John A

McLay

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

McLay

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James R

McLay

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

McLay

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann M

McLay

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Archibald

McLaren

Boarder

Unmarried

54

1827

Perthshire, Scotland

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