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Household of William McKay (born 1840, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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 McKay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McKay, born in 1840 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane McKay, born in 1841 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father-In-Law, Alexander Hamilton, born in 1816 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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William McKay's household

Male

William

McKay

Head
Female

Jane

McKay

Wife
Female

Jane

McKay

Daughter
Female

Janet

McKay

Daughter
Male

William

McKay

Son
Male

Alexander

Hamilton

Father-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McKay

Head

Married

41

1840

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

McKay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McKay

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McKay

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Hamilton

Father-In-Law

Widower

65

1816

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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