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Household of William Mackay (born 1831, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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.

William Mackay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mackay, born in 1831 in Dornoch, Sutherland, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mackay, born in 1828 in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Paul (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Hugh J (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Edward (born 1845 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Mackay's household

Male

William

Mackay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mackay

Wife
Female

Jessie

Mackay

Daughter
Male

Paul

Mackay

Son
Female

Christina

Mackay

Daughter
Male

Hugh J

Ward

Boarder
Male

Edward

Winning

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Mackay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mackay

Head

Married

50

1831

Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mackay

Wife

Married

53

1828

Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Mackay

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Paul

Mackay

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Mackay

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh J

Ward

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Edward

Winning

Boarder

Unmarried

36

1845

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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