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Household of Christopher McKay (born 1821, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle, Renfrewshire, 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.

Christopher McKay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher McKay, born in 1821 in Caithness, consisted of 7 members. Christopher was the head of the household, married to Davidina McKay, born in 1821 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1860 in Sutherland, Scotland), John (born 1862 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1854 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Christopher's Granddaughter, Jessie A (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Christopher's Grandson, Christopher (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Christopher McKay's household

Male

Christopher

McKay

Head
Female

Davidina

McKay

Wife
Male

David

McKay

Son
Male

John

McKay

Son
Female

Margaret

Murray

Daughter
Female

Jessie A

Murray

Granddaughter
Male

Christopher

Murray

Grandson
First name(s) Christopher
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Christopher

McKay

Head

Married

60

1821

Caithness, Scotland

Davidina

McKay

Wife

Married

60

1821

Sutherland, Scotland

David

McKay

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Sutherland, Scotland

John

McKay

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Sutherland, Scotland

Margaret

Murray

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie A

Murray

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Christopher

Murray

Grandson

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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