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Household of Allan McKay (born 1838, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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.

Allan McKay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Allan McKay, born in 1838 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. Allan was the head of the household, married to Christina McKay, born in 1841 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1861 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1864 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Angus (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Allan's Boarder, Elizabeth A Sproul, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Allan McKay's household

Male

Allan

McKay

Head
Female

Christina

McKay

Wife
Male

John

McKay

Son
Male

Andrew

McKay

Son
Female

Janet

McKay

Daughter
Male

Duncan

McKay

Son
Female

Christina

McKay

Daughter
Male

Angus

McKay

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Sproul

Boarder
First name(s) Allan
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Allan

McKay

Head

Married

43

1838

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Christina

McKay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

McKay

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Andrew

McKay

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

McKay

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

McKay

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Angus

McKay

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth A

Sproul

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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