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Household of William Mackay (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mackay, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mackay, born in 1844 in Darran, Buteshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James M (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane S (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Annie M (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, James (born 1870 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Mary (born 1821 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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William Mackay's household

Male

William

Mackay

Head
Female

Margaret

Mackay

Wife
Male

William

Mackay

Son
Male

Duncan

Mackay

Son
Male

James M

Mackay

Son
Male

David

Mackay

Son
Female

Jane S

Mackay

Daughter
Female

Annie M

Mackay

Daughter
Male

James

Dunlop

Step Son
Female

Mary

Hood

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Mackay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mackay

Head

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mackay

Wife

Married

37

1844

Darran, Buteshire, Scotland

William

Mackay

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

Mackay

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James M

Mackay

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Mackay

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane S

Mackay

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie M

Mackay

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Dunlop

Step Son

-

11

1870

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Hood

Visitor

Unmarried

60

1821

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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