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Household of Hugh McKay (born 1846, 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.

Hugh McKay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh McKay, born in 1846 in Sutherland, consisted of 6 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Esther McKay, born in 1846 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1871 in Sutherland, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Hugh (born 1876 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1880 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland).


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Hugh McKay's household

Male

Hugh

McKay

Head
Female

Esther

McKay

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

McKay

Daughter
Male

William

McKay

Son
Male

Hugh

McKay

Son
Female

Catherine

McKay

Daughter
First name(s) Hugh
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

McKay

Head

Married

35

1846

Sutherland, Scotland

Esther

McKay

Wife

Married

35

1846

Sutherland, Scotland

Elizabeth

McKay

Daughter

-

10

1871

Sutherland, Scotland

William

McKay

Son

-

9

1872

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Hugh

McKay

Son

-

5

1876

Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

Catherine

McKay

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

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