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Household of Robert McKay (born 1841, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, 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 1841 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Catherine McKay, born in 1841 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; Angus (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, James (born 1856 in Rothes, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, William (born 1861 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Robert McKay's household

Male

Robert

McKay

Head
Female

Catherine

McKay

Wife
Male

Angus

McKay

Son
Female

Barbara

McKay

Daughter
Female

Marion

McKay

Daughter
Male

Robert

McKay

Son
Male

James

Harrold

Boarder
Male

William

Storer

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

McKay

Head

Married

40

1841

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

McKay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Caithness, Scotland

Angus

McKay

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

McKay

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

McKay

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

McKay

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Harrold

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Rothes, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

William

Storer

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

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