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Household of Robert McKay (born 1834, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bower, Caithness, 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.
Robert McKay and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert McKay, born in 1834 in Halkirk, Caithness, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Catherine McKay, born in 1830 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1858 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Jessie (born 1860 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Donald (born 1863 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Barbara (born 1871 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Betsy (born 1874 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Granddaughter, Margaret Scofield, born in 1881 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland.
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Robert McKay's household
Robert
McKay
Head
Catherine
McKay
Wife
Ann
McKay
Daughter
Jessie
McKay
Daughter
Donald
McKay
Son
William
McKay
Son
Barbara
McKay
Daughter
Betsy
McKay
Daughter
Margaret
Scofield
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | McKay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | McKay | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland | |
Catherine | McKay | Wife | Married | 51 | 1830 | Caithness, Scotland | |
Ann | McKay | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Jessie | McKay | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Donald | McKay | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Latheron, Caithness, Scotland | |
William | McKay | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Barbara | McKay | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Betsy | McKay | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Margaret | Scofield | Granddaughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Bower, Caithness, Scotland |
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