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Household of John McRay (born 1834, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilbrandon & Kilchattan, Argyllshire, 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 McRay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McRay, born in 1834 in Argyllshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine McRay, born in 1836 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Niel (born 1867 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1869 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Archie (born 1874 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, John (born 1864 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Nephew, Archie (born 1867 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Niece, Maggie (born 1870 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McRay's household

Male

John

McRay

Head
Female

Catherine

McRay

Wife
Male

Niel

McRay

Son
Female

Mary Jane

McRay

Daughter
Female

Jessie

McRay

Daughter
Male

Archie

McRay

Daughter
Male

John

Ross

Nephew
Male

Archie

Ross

Nephew
Female

Maggie

Ross

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name McRay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McRay

Head

Married

47

1834

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

McRay

Wife

Married

45

1836

Argyllshire, Scotland

Niel

McRay

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

McRay

Daughter

-

12

1869

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jessie

McRay

Daughter

-

10

1871

Argyllshire, Scotland

Archie

McRay

Daughter

-

7

1874

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Ross

Nephew

Unmarried

17

1864

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archie

Ross

Nephew

-

14

1867

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Ross

Niece

-

11

1870

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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