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Household of Moses McLay (born 1833, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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.

Moses McLay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Moses McLay, born in 1833 in Calder, Stirlingshire, consisted of 7 members. Moses was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McLay, born in 1833 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; Archibald (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1867 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Moses (born 1873 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Moses's Sister-In-Law, Ann Coghill, born in 1851 in Caithness, Scotland.


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Moses McLay's household

Male

Moses

McLay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McLay

Wife
Male

Archibald

McLay

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McLay

Daughter
Female

Isabella

McLay

Daughter
Male

Moses

McLay

Son
Female

Ann

Coghill

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Moses
Last name McLay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Calder, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Moses

McLay

Head

Married

48

1833

Calder, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McLay

Wife

Married

48

1833

Caithness, Scotland

Archibald

McLay

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McLay

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

McLay

Daughter

-

14

1867

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Moses

McLay

Son

-

8

1873

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Coghill

Sister-In-Law

-

30

1851

Caithness, Scotland

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