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Household of Robert McKay (born 1839, Sutherland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Olrig, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert McKay, born in 1839 in Farr, Sutherland, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Diana McKay, born in 1837 in Olrig, Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; Janet (born 1868 in Olrig, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Olrig, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Olrig, Caithness, Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Olrig, Caithness, Scotland) and Mary (born 1877 in Olrig, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Brother-In-Law, William Cormack, born in 1817 in Olrig, Caithness, Scotland.
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Robert McKay's household
Robert
McKay
Head
Diana
McKay
Wife
Janet
McKay
Daughter
William
McKay
Son
Alexander
McKay
Son
Thomas
McKay
Son
Mary
McKay
Daughter
William
Cormack
Brother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | McKay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Farr, Sutherland, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | McKay | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Farr, Sutherland, Scotland | |
Diana | McKay | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Olrig, Caithness, Scotland | |
Janet | McKay | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Olrig, Caithness, Scotland | |
William | McKay | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Olrig, Caithness, Scotland | |
Alexander | McKay | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Olrig, Caithness, Scotland | |
Thomas | McKay | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Olrig, Caithness, Scotland | |
Mary | McKay | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Olrig, Caithness, Scotland | |
William | Cormack | Brother-In-Law | - | 64 | 1817 | Olrig, Caithness, Scotland |
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