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Household of William McKay (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), England

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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 McKay and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McKay, born in 1842 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet McKay, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Agnes (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Fanny E (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary F (born 1871 in York, Yorkshire, England), Maggie C (born 1873 in York, Yorkshire, England), William E (born 1875 in York, Yorkshire, England), Jessie L (born 1876 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Gertrude P (born 1878 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Jane Elizth (born 1857 in Thornton Le Beans, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Hannah (born 1857 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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William McKay's household

Male

William

McKay

Head
Female

Janet

McKay

Wife
Female

Agnes

McKay

Daughter
Female

Fanny E

McKay

Daughter
Female

Mary F

McKay

Daughter
Female

Maggie C

McKay

Daughter
Male

William E

McKay

Son
Female

Jessie L

McKay

Daughter
Female

Gertrude P

McKay

Daughter
Female

Jane Elizth

Boddy

Servant
Female

Hannah

Brown

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McKay

Head

Married

39

1842

York, Yorkshire, England

Janet

McKay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Agnes

McKay

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Fanny E

McKay

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary F

McKay

Daughter

Single

10

1871

York, Yorkshire, England

Maggie C

McKay

Daughter

Single

8

1873

York, Yorkshire, England

William E

McKay

Son

Single

6

1875

York, Yorkshire, England

Jessie L

McKay

Daughter

Single

5

1876

York, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude P

McKay

Daughter

Single

3

1878

York, Yorkshire, England

Jane Elizth

Boddy

Servant

Single

24

1857

Thornton Le Beans, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Brown

Servant

Single

24

1857

York, Yorkshire, England

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