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Household of Catherine McKay (born 1822, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Catherine McKay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Catherine McKay, born in 1822 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Catherine was the head of the household, widow.
During the period, also present in the household were Catherine's Boarder, James (born 1815 in Banffshire, Scotland), Catherine's Boarder, Robert (born 1828 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Catherine's Boarder, David (born 1822 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Catherine's Boarder, Simon (born 1831 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland), Catherine's Boarder, William (born 1820 in Urquhart, Morayshire, Scotland), Catherine's Boarder, James (born 1850 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Catherine's Boarder, David (born 1852 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Catherine McKay's household

Female

Catherine

McKay

Head
Male

James

Gray

Boarder
Male

Robert

Snowie

Boarder
Male

David

Smith

Boarder
Male

Simon

Fraser

Boarder
Male

William

Sheach

Boarder
Male

James

Wishart

Boarder
Male

David

James

Boarder
First name(s) Catherine
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Catherine

McKay

Head

Widow

59

1822

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Gray

Boarder

Unmarried

66

1815

Banffshire, Scotland

Robert

Snowie

Boarder

Unmarried

53

1828

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Smith

Boarder

Widower

59

1822

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Simon

Fraser

Boarder

Married

50

1831

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

William

Sheach

Boarder

Unmarried

61

1820

Urquhart, Morayshire, Scotland

James

Wishart

Boarder

Unmarried

31

1850

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

James

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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