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Household of David S McLay (born 1834, Clackmannanshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 S McLay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David S McLay, born in 1834 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, consisted of 9 members. David S was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; James (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert M (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David M (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catharine J (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella A (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David S's Servant, Margaret (born 1833 in Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland), David S's Servant, Jane B (born 1858 in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David S's Servant, Martha B (born 1860 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David S McLay's household

Male

David S

McLay

Head
Male

James

McLay

Son
Male

Robert M

McLay

Son
Male

David M

McLay

Son
Female

Catharine J

McLay

Daughter
Female

Isabella A

McLay

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McLaren

Servant
Female

Jane B

Mills

Servant
Female

Martha B

Jack

Servant
First name(s) David S
Last name McLay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David S

McLay

Head

Widower

47

1834

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

James

McLay

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert M

McLay

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David M

McLay

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catharine J

McLay

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella A

McLay

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McLaren

Servant

Unmarried

48

1833

Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane B

Mills

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha B

Jack

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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