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Household of Murdoch McKay (born 1849, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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.

Murdoch McKay and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Murdoch McKay, born in 1849 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 4 members. Murdoch was the head of the household, married to Mary A McKay, born in 1854 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Menior, born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Murdoch's Boarder, Duncan McArthur, born in 1856 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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Murdoch McKay's household

Male

Murdoch

McKay

Head
Female

Mary A

McKay

Wife
Female

Menior

McKay

Daughter
Male

Duncan

McArthur

Boarder
First name(s) Murdoch
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Murdoch

McKay

Head

Married

32

1849

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary A

McKay

Wife

Married

27

1854

Invernessshire, Scotland

Menior

McKay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

McArthur

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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