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Household of William McKay (born 1828, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McKay, born in 1828 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah McKay, born in 1832 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1859 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1866 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1870 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Grandson, James Ballantyne, born in 1873 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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William McKay's household
William
McKay
Head
Sarah
McKay
Wife
Sarah
McKay
Daughter
Margaret
McKay
Daughter
William
McKay
Son
Jessie
McKay
Daughter
James
Ballantyne
Grandson
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | McKay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | McKay | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | McKay | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | McKay | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McKay | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | McKay | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | McKay | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Ballantyne | Grandson | - | 8 | 1873 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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