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Household of William McKay (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McKay, born in 1843 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen McKay, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Martha Ann (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary Nicol (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William McKay's household

Male

William

McKay

Head
Female

Ellen

McKay

Wife
Male

Alexander

McKay

Son
Male

William

McKay

Son
Female

Martha Ann

McKay

Daughter
Female

Helen

McKay

Daughter
Female

Mary Nicol

McKay

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McKay

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Ellen

McKay

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McKay

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McKay

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha Ann

McKay

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

McKay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Nicol

McKay

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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