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Household of Moses McLay (born 1834, Renfrewshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 1834 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. Moses was the head of the household, married to Mary McLay, born in 1845 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James G (born 1864 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1872 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1879 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Moses's Boarder, John Barr, born in 1863 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.
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Moses McLay's household
Moses
McLay
Head
Mary
McLay
Wife
James G
McLay
Son
Charles
McLay
Son
John
McLay
Son
Archibald
McLay
Son
John
Barr
Boarder
| First name(s) | Moses |
| Last name | McLay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moses | McLay | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Mary | McLay | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
James G | McLay | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Charles | McLay | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
John | McLay | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Archibald | McLay | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
John | Barr | Boarder | - | 18 | 1863 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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