Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Adam McKay (born 1799, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strathy, Sutherland, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Adam McKay and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam McKay, born in 1799 in Sutherland, consisted of 6 members. Adam was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Barbara (born 1840 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Adam (born 1844 in Strathy, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Adam's Step Daughter, Mary Ann Reid (born 1852 in Sutherland, Scotland), Adam's Granddaughter, Betsy (born 1878 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Adam's Grandson, William M (born 1880 in Strathy, Sutherland, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Adam McKay's household

Male

Adam

McKay

Head
Female

Barbara

McKay

Daughter
Male

Adam

McKay

Son
Female

Mary Ann Reid

McKay

Step Daughter
Female

Betsy

McKay

Granddaughter
Male

William M

Reid

Grandson
First name(s) Adam
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 82
Birth year 1799
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

McKay

Head

Widower

82

1799

Sutherland, Scotland

Barbara

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

41

1840

Sutherland, Scotland

Adam

McKay

Son

Married

37

1844

Strathy, Sutherland, Scotland

Mary Ann Reid

McKay

Step Daughter

Married

29

1852

Sutherland, Scotland

Betsy

McKay

Granddaughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Sutherland, Scotland

William M

Reid

Grandson

-

1

1880

Strathy, Sutherland, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Adam McKay in Strathy in 1881, and follow the McKay family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Adam McKay

We’ve found Adam McKay in 11 family trees. Find out more about Adam McKay's household and view the McKay family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census