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Household of Peter McKay (born 1839, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitekirk & C, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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.

Peter McKay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter McKay, born in 1839 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Ellen McKay, born in 1843 in Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1870 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1875 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Mary (born 1878 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Peter McKay's household

Male

Peter

McKay

Head
Female

Ellen

McKay

Wife
Female

Ellen

McKay

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McKay

Daughter
Male

James

McKay

Son
Female

Mary

McKay

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

McKay

Head

Married

42

1839

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Ellen

McKay

Wife

Married

38

1843

Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Ellen

McKay

Daughter

-

11

1870

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

McKay

Daughter

-

8

1873

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

McKay

Son

-

6

1875

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

McKay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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