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Household of Robert McKay (born 1840, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert McKay, born in 1840 in Sutherland, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary McKay, born in 1842 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Donald (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Allan (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Patricia (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Robert McKay's household

Male

Robert

McKay

Head
Female

Mary

McKay

Wife
Male

Donald

McKay

Son
Male

Allan

McKay

Son
Female

Patricia

McKay

Daughter
Male

Robert

McKay

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

McKay

Head

Married

41

1840

Sutherland, Scotland

Mary

McKay

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Donald

McKay

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Allan

McKay

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Patricia

McKay

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

McKay

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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