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Household of William McKay (born 1834, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 1834 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary McKay, born in 1833 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Robert, born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, David Sinclair, born in 1854 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland.
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William McKay's household
William
McKay
Head
Mary
McKay
Wife
Robert
McKay
Son
David
Sinclair
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | McKay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (4 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | McKay | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | McKay | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | McKay | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
David | Sinclair | Boarder | Widower | 27 | 1854 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland |
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