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Household of James Hay (born 1856, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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.

James Hay and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hay, born in 1856 in St Giles, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Hay, born in 1855 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Joseph (born 1857 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, William (born 1856 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Hay's household

Male

James

Hay

Head
Female

Mary

Hay

Wife
Male

John

Hay

Son
Male

Joseph

Kennedy

Boarder
Male

William

Shaw

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Hay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hay

Head

Married

25

1856

St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Hay

Wife

Married

26

1855

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Hay

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Kennedy

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Shaw

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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