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Household of Isabella McLay (born 1831, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, 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.

Isabella McLay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isabella McLay, born in 1831 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. Isabella was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Charles (born 1859 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1862 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1867 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1868 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1870 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Isabella's Servant, Isabella Strang, born in 1863 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Isabella McLay's household

Female

Isabella

McLay

Head
Male

Charles

McLay

Son
Male

Joseph

McLay

Son
Male

James

McLay

Son
Female

Agnes

McLay

Daughter
Female

Isabella

McLay

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McLay

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Strang

Servant
First name(s) Isabella
Last name McLay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Isabella

McLay

Head

Widow

50

1831

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Charles

McLay

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Joseph

McLay

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

McLay

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Agnes

McLay

Daughter

-

14

1867

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Isabella

McLay

Daughter

-

13

1868

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

McLay

Daughter

-

11

1870

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Isabella

Strang

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland

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