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Household of Thomas McKay (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, England

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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.

Thomas McKay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McKay, born in 1847 in , consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah McKay, born in 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Edith, born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1811 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Sister In Law, Emma (born 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas McKay's household

Male

Thomas

McKay

Head
Female

Sarah

McKay

Wife
Female

Sarah

Cowsell

Mother In Law
Female

Emma

Cowsell

Sister In Law
Male

John

Halton

Boarder
Female

Edith

McKay

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

McKay

Head

Married

34

1847

Scotland

Sarah

McKay

Wife

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Cowsell

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emma

Cowsell

Sister In Law

Single

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Halton

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edith

McKay

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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