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Household of William McKay (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McKay, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet McKay, born in 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; George H (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth H (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Janet S (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother-In-Law, Elizabeth Turnbull, born in 1812 in England.


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William McKay's household

Male

William

McKay

Head
Female

Janet

McKay

Wife
Male

George H

McKay

Son
Female

Elizabeth H

McKay

Daughter
Female

Janet S

McKay

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Turnbull

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McKay

Head

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McKay

Wife

Married

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George H

McKay

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth H

McKay

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet S

McKay

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Turnbull

Mother-In-Law

-

69

1812

England

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