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Household of Thomas McKay (born 1826, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McKay, born in 1826 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McKay, born in 1835 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary Ann (born 1859 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1863 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1867 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1872 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Henrietta (born 1878 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
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Thomas McKay's household
Thomas
McKay
Head
Elizabeth
McKay
Wife
Mary Ann
McKay
Daughter
Sarah
McKay
Daughter
Alexander
McKay
Son
Thomas
McKay
Son
James
McKay
Son
Jane
McKay
Daughter
Henrietta
McKay
Daughter
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | McKay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 55 |
| Birth year | 1826 |
| Birth place | Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | McKay | Head | Married | 55 | 1826 | Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | McKay | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | McKay | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | McKay | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | McKay | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | McKay | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
James | McKay | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Jane | McKay | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Henrietta | McKay | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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