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Household of Murdo McKay (born 1829, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nigg, Ross and Cromarty, 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.

Murdo McKay and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Murdo McKay, born in 1829 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 11 members. Murdo was the head of the household, married to Helen W McKay, born in 1831 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 7 children; Murdo (born 1864 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Helen (born 1866 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Kenneth (born 1858 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Donald (born 1868 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Ann (born 1873 in Nigg, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Nigg, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Lachlen (born 1877 in Nigg, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Murdo's Servant, Bella (born 1862 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland) and Murdo's Servant, Jessie (born 1861 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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Murdo McKay's household

Male

Murdo

McKay

Head
Female

Helen W

McKay

Wife
Male

Murdo

McKay

Son
Female

Helen

McKay

Daughter
Male

Kenneth

McKay

Son
Male

Donald

McKay

Son
Female

Ann

McKay

Daughter
Male

John

McKay

Son
Male

Lachlen

McKay

Son
Female

Bella

Rose

Servant
Female

Jessie

Graham

Servant
First name(s) Murdo
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Murdo

McKay

Head

Married

52

1829

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Helen W

McKay

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Murdo

McKay

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Helen

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Kenneth

McKay

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

McKay

Son

-

13

1868

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ann

McKay

Daughter

-

8

1873

Nigg, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

McKay

Son

-

7

1874

Nigg, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Lachlen

McKay

Son

-

4

1877

Nigg, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Bella

Rose

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Jessie

Graham

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Sutherland, Scotland

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