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Household of Daniel McKay (born 1838, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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.

Daniel McKay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Daniel McKay, born in 1838 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. Daniel was the head of the household, married to Jane McKay, born in 1844 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Maggie (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Henry (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Daniel McKay's household

Male

Daniel

McKay

Head
Female

Jane

McKay

Wife
Female

Maggie

McKay

Daughter
Female

Christina

McKay

Daughter
Male

George

McKay

Son
Male

Henry

McKay

Son
First name(s) Daniel
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Daniel

McKay

Head

Married

43

1838

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

McKay

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Maggie

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

McKay

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

McKay

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Henry

McKay

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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