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Household of David McKay (born 1835, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monifieth, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David McKay, born in 1835 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Rachel Marion McKay, born in 1837 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Angus (born 1865 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Emily S (born 1871 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Cecilia (born 1873 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1875 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alison (born 1876 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Boarder, Robert H Bell, born in 1833 in England.


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David McKay's household

Male

David

McKay

Head
Female

Rachel Marion

McKay

Wife
Male

Angus

McKay

Son
Female

Emily S

McKay

Daughter
Female

Cecilia

McKay

Daughter
Male

David

McKay

Son
Female

Alison

McKay

Daughter
Male

Robert H

Bell

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

McKay

Head

Married

46

1835

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Rachel Marion

McKay

Wife

Married

44

1837

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Angus

McKay

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Emily S

McKay

Daughter

-

10

1871

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Cecilia

McKay

Daughter

-

8

1873

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

McKay

Son

-

6

1875

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alison

McKay

Daughter

-

5

1876

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert H

Bell

Boarder

Married

48

1833

England

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