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Household of George McKay (born 1844, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lairg, Sutherland, 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.

George McKay and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George McKay, born in 1844 in Sutherland, consisted of 5 members. George was the head of the household, married to Jessie McKay, born in 1841 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were George's Lodger, Donald (born 1861 in Sutherland, Scotland), George's Lodger, William (born 1861 in Sutherland, Scotland) and George's Boarder, Dora (born 1870 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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George McKay's household

Male

George

McKay

Head
Female

Jessie

McKay

Wife
Male

Donald

McKay

Lodger
Male

William

Ross

Lodger
Female

Dora

Mackay

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

McKay

Head

Married

37

1844

Sutherland, Scotland

Jessie

McKay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Donald

McKay

Lodger

Unmarried

20

1861

Sutherland, Scotland

William

Ross

Lodger

Unmarried

20

1861

Sutherland, Scotland

Dora

Mackay

Boarder

-

11

1870

Sutherland, Scotland

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