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Household of Alexander McKay (born 1819, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carnoch, Ross and Cromarty, 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.

Alexander McKay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McKay, born in 1819 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina McKay, born in 1831 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Nephew, Alexander (born 1866 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander's Lodger, Roderick (born 1856 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander's Lodger, John (born 1856 in Sutherland, Scotland), Alexander's Lodger, John (born 1824 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander's Lodger, William (born 1856 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Alexander's Lodger, Hugh (born 1863 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Alexander McKay's household

Male

Alexander

McKay

Head
Female

Christina

McKay

Wife
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Nephew
Male

Roderick

McDonald

Lodger
Male

John

Ross

Lodger
Male

John

McKenzie

Lodger
Male

William

Tolmie

Lodger
Male

Hugh

Fraser

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McKay

Head

Married

62

1819

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Christina

McKay

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Nephew

Unmarried

15

1866

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Roderick

McDonald

Lodger

Unmarried

25

1856

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Ross

Lodger

Married

25

1856

Sutherland, Scotland

John

McKenzie

Lodger

Widower

57

1824

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William

Tolmie

Lodger

Unmarried

25

1856

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Hugh

Fraser

Lodger

Unmarried

18

1863

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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