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Household of Alexander McKay (born 1826, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, England
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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.
Alexander McKay and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McKay, born in 1826 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella McKay, born in 1827 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Daughter, Mary L (born 1858 in Jersey, Channel Islands), Alexander's Lodger Head, David (born 1847 in Cork, Cork, Ireland), Alexander's Lodger Wife, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), Alexander's Lodger Head, Robert (born 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Alexander's Lodger Wife, Mary (born 1859 in Queen's, Ireland), Alexander's Lodger Daughter, Mary E (born 1881 in Fulwood, Lancashire, England), Alexander's Lodger, James (born 1836 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Lodger Wife, Margaret (born 1850 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland).
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Alexander McKay's household
Alexander
McKay
Head
Isabella
McKay
Wife
Mary L
Lamb
Step Daughter
David
Morley
Lodger Head
Elizabeth
Morley
Lodger Wife
Robert
Jones
Lodger Head
Mary
Jones
Lodger Wife
Mary E
Jones
Lodger Daughter
James
Main
Lodger
Margaret
Main
Lodger Wife
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | McKay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 55 |
| Birth year | 1826 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | McKay | Head | Married | 55 | 1826 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella | McKay | Wife | Married | 54 | 1827 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary L | Lamb | Step Daughter | Single | 23 | 1858 | Jersey, Channel Islands | |
David | Morley | Lodger Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Cork, Cork, Ireland | |
Elizabeth | Morley | Lodger Wife | Married | 20 | 1861 | Dublin, Dublin, Ireland | |
Robert | Jones | Lodger Head | Married | 23 | 1858 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Jones | Lodger Wife | Married | 22 | 1859 | Queen's, Ireland | |
Mary E | Jones | Lodger Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Fulwood, Lancashire, England | |
James | Main | Lodger | Married | 45 | 1836 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Main | Lodger Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Dublin, Dublin, Ireland |
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