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Household of Neil McKay (born 1834, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lairg, Sutherland, 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.

Neil McKay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Neil McKay, born in 1834 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 7 members. Neil was the head of the household, married to Catherine McKay, born in 1844 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland. They had 1 child; Donald, born 1880 in Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Neil's -, Catherine (born 1844 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), Neil's Step Daughter, Christina (born 1872 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland), Neil's Boarder, Thomas (born 1864 in Sutherland, Scotland), Neil's Boarder, William (born 1865 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Neil's Boarder, Alexander (born 1866 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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Neil McKay's household

Male

Neil

McKay

Head
Female

Catherine

McKay

-
Female

Christina

Bowie

Step Daughter
Male

Donald

McKay

Son
Male

Thomas

Macdonald

Boarder
Male

William

McKay

Boarder
Male

Alexander

McIntyre

Boarder
First name(s) Neil
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Neil

McKay

Head

Married

47

1834

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

McKay

-

-

37

1844

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Christina

Bowie

Step Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Donald

McKay

Son

-

1

1880

Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland

Thomas

Macdonald

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Sutherland, Scotland

William

McKay

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Sutherland, Scotland

Alexander

McIntyre

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Sutherland, Scotland

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