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Household of Thomas McLay (born 1827, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.

Thomas McLay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McLay, born in 1827 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza McLay, born in 1829 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1856 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1858 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Grandson, John (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Grandson, David (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas McLay's household

Male

Thomas

McLay

Head
Female

Eliza

McLay

Wife
Female

Mary

Hunter

Daughter
Male

John

Hunter

Grandson
Female

Maggie

White

Daughter
Male

David

White

Grandson
First name(s) Thomas
Last name McLay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

McLay

Head

Married

54

1827

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Eliza

McLay

Wife

Married

52

1829

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Hunter

Daughter

Widow

25

1856

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

John

Hunter

Grandson

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

White

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

David

White

Grandson

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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