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Household of Alexander McKinlay (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, Lanarkshire, 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 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Peter (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Lizzie (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Sophia (born 1836 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McKinlay's household

Male

Alexander

McKinlay

Head
Male

Peter

McKinlay

Son
Male

Alexander

McKinlay

Son
Male

David

McKinlay

Son
Female

Jane

McKinlay

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

McKinlay

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Wilson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McKinlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McKinlay

Head

Widower

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

McKinlay

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McKinlay

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

McKinlay

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McKinlay

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lizzie

McKinlay

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sophia

Wilson

Servant

Widow

45

1836

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Visitor

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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