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Household of David McKay (born 1849, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

David McKay and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David McKay, born in 1849 in Dunnet, Caithness, consisted of 5 members. David was the head of the household, married to Ann McKay, born in 1856 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lillas (born 1879 in Inverarity, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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David McKay's household

Male

David

McKay

Head
Female

Ann

McKay

Wife
Male

James

McKay

Son
Female

Lillas

McKay

Daughter
Male

John

McKay

Son
First name(s) David
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

McKay

Head

Married

32

1849

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Ann

McKay

Wife

Married

25

1856

Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

McKay

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lillas

McKay

Daughter

-

2

1879

Inverarity, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

McKay

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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