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Household of Alexander McKay (born 1846, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McKay, born in 1846 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Joan McKay, born in 1852 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Agnes (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Louisa (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Georgina (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander McKay's household

Male

Alexander

McKay

Head
Female

Joan

McKay

Wife
Female

Agnes

McKay

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McKay

Daughter
Female

Louisa

McKay

Daughter
Female

Georgina

McKay

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McKay

Head

Married

35

1846

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Joan

McKay

Wife

Married

29

1852

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

McKay

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

McKay

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Louisa

McKay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Georgina

McKay

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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