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Household of David McKay (born 1814)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David McKay, born in 1814 in , consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Margaret, born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were David's Son-In-Law, David (born 1852 in Fife, Scotland), David's Grandson, David (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Grandson, James (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David McKay's household

Male

David

McKay

Head
Male

David

Maiden

Son-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Maiden

Daughter
Male

David

Maiden

Grandson
Female

Jane

Maiden

Granddaughter
Male

James

Maiden

Grandson
Female

Mary

Wilson

Step Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

McKay

Head

Widower

67

1814

Ireland

David

Maiden

Son-In-Law

Married

29

1852

Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Maiden

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Maiden

Grandson

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Maiden

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Maiden

Grandson

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Step Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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