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Household of Robert McKay (born 1833, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lerwick & Gulberwick, Shetland, 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 1833 in Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret McKay, born in 1840 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; Barbara (born 1863 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Margaret A (born 1870 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Robert McKay's household

Male

Robert

McKay

Head
Female

Margaret

McKay

Wife
Female

Barbara

McKay

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McKay

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

McKay

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McKay

Son
Male

Robert

McKay

Son
Male

John

McKay

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

McKay

Head

Married

48

1833

Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

McKay

Wife

Married

41

1840

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret A

McKay

Daughter

-

11

1870

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Alexander

McKay

Son

-

7

1874

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Robert

McKay

Son

-

4

1877

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

McKay

Son

-

1

1880

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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