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Household of Alexander McKay (born 1839, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tarbat, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McKay, born in 1839 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret McKay, born in 1841 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Andrew (born 1857 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), James (born 1860 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Christina (born 1862 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Walter (born 1864 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Flora (born 1867 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Alexander McKay's household

Male

Alexander

McKay

Head
Female

Margaret

McKay

Wife
Male

Andrew

McKay

Son
Male

James

McKay

Son
Female

Christina

McKay

Daughter
Male

Walter

McKay

Son
Female

Flora

McKay

Daughter
Female

Jane

McKay

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McKay

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McKay

Head

Married

42

1839

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

McKay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Banffshire, Scotland

Andrew

McKay

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

James

McKay

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Christina

McKay

Daughter

-

19

1862

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Walter

McKay

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Flora

McKay

Daughter

-

14

1867

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jane

McKay

Daughter

-

10

1871

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander

McKay

Son

-

2

1879

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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