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Household of John McNay (born 1834, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkmahoe, Dumfriesshire, 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 McNay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McNay, born in 1834 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane McNay, born in 1854 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1866 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1879 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Agnes Wallace, born in 1866 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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John McNay's household

Male

John

McNay

Head
Female

Jane

McNay

Wife
Male

William

McNay

Son
Male

Robert

McNay

Son
Male

James

McNay

Son
Male

Archibald

McNay

Son
Female

Agnes

Wallace

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McNay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McNay

Head

Married

47

1834

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

McNay

Wife

Married

27

1854

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

McNay

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

McNay

Son

-

11

1870

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

McNay

Son

-

8

1873

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Archibald

McNay

Son

-

2

1879

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wallace

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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