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Household of William McKay (born 1835)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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 1835 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane McKay, born in 1835 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1865 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1868 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Martha (born 1872 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Susan (born 1876 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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William McKay's household

Male

William

McKay

Head
Female

Jane

McKay

Wife
Male

Charles

McKay

Son
Male

James

McKay

Son
Female

Margaret

McKay

Daughter
Female

Martha

McKay

Daughter
Female

Susan

McKay

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
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

46

1835

Ireland

Jane

McKay

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ireland

Charles

McKay

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

McKay

Son

-

13

1868

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

McKay

Daughter

-

11

1870

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Martha

McKay

Daughter

-

9

1872

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Susan

McKay

Daughter

-

5

1876

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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