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Household of Alexander McKinlay (born 1842, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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 McKinlay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McKinlay, born in 1842 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen C McKinlay, born in 1846 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1866 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Helen (born 1874 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1876 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Agness (born 1879 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Archibald (born 1881 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Alexander McKinlay's household

Male

Alexander

McKinlay

Head
Female

Helen C

McKinlay

Wife
Male

James

McKinlay

Son
Male

Alexander

McKinlay

Son
Female

Helen

McKinlay

Daughter
Male

John

McKinlay

Son
Female

Agness

McKinlay

Daughter
Male

Archibald

McKinlay

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McKinlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McKinlay

Head

Married

39

1842

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Helen C

McKinlay

Wife

Married

35

1846

Midlothian, Scotland

James

McKinlay

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

McKinlay

Son

-

9

1872

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Helen

McKinlay

Daughter

-

7

1874

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

McKinlay

Son

-

5

1876

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agness

McKinlay

Daughter

-

2

1879

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Archibald

McKinlay

Son

-

0

1881

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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