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Household of Thomas McKay (born 1851, Sutherland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whiteness & Weisdale, 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.
Thomas McKay and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McKay, born in 1851 in Tongue, Sutherland, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary McKay, born in 1852 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland. They had 4 children; Marjoray (born 1877 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Johan (born 1878 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Thomas (born 1880 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Robina (born 1881 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Catherine Nisbet, born in 1865 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland.
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Thomas McKay's household
Thomas
McKay
Head
Mary
McKay
Wife
Marjoray
McKay
Daughter
Johan
McKay
Daughter
Thomas
McKay
Son
Robina
McKay
Daughter
Catherine
Nisbet
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | McKay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | McKay | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland | |
Mary | McKay | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Marjoray | McKay | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Johan | McKay | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Thomas | McKay | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Robina | McKay | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Catherine | Nisbet | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland |
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