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Household of William McKay (born 1855, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, 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 McKay and 3 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McKay, born in 1855 in Orkney, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary McKay, born in 1843 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; John Thomas, born 1880 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Daughter, Mary Ann Work, born in 1872 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
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William McKay's household
William
McKay
Head
Mary
McKay
Wife
John Thomas
McKay
Son
Mary Ann
Work
Step Daughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | McKay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 26 |
| Birth year | 1855 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (4 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | McKay | Head | Married | 26 | 1855 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | McKay | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
John Thomas | McKay | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Work | Step Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland |
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