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Household of Mathew Mackay (born 1844, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, Midlothian, 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.

Mathew Mackay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Mackay, born in 1844 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Mathew Mackay, born in 1866 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Mathew (born 1866 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Peter (born 1868 in Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Richard (born 1878 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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Mathew Mackay's household

Male

Mathew

Mackay

Head
Male

Mathew

Mackay

Son
Male

Peter

Mackay

Son
Female

Mary

Mackay

Wife
Male

John

Mackay

Son
Male

Thomas

Mackay

Son
Male

Richard

Mackay

Son
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Mackay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Mathew

Mackay

Head

Married

37

1844

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mathew

Mackay

Son

-

15

1866

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Peter

Mackay

Son

-

13

1868

Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Mackay

Wife

Married

36

1845

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Mackay

Son

-

11

1870

Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Mackay

Son

-

7

1874

Midlothian, Scotland

Richard

Mackay

Son

-

3

1878

Midlothian, Scotland

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