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Household of Thomas McLay (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McLay, born in 1847 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret McLay, born in 1849 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1869 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas McLay's household

Male

Thomas

McLay

Head
Female

Margaret

McLay

Wife
Female

Margaret

McLay

Daughter
Female

Mary

McLay

Daughter
Male

George

McLay

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name McLay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

McLay

Head

Married

34

1847

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McLay

Wife

Married

32

1849

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

McLay

Daughter

-

12

1869

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McLay

Daughter

-

4

1877

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

McLay

Son

-

1

1880

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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