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Household of James Hay (born 1838, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Kilbride, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hay, born in 1838 in Mauchline, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Hay, born in 1843 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Rachel (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), F J Gibson (born 1876 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary Elizabeth Goodlet, born in 1859 in Barras, Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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James Hay's household

Male

James

Hay

Head
Female

Janet

Hay

Wife
Female

Rachel

Hay

Daughter
Male

Robert

Hay

Son
Female

F J Gibson

Hay

Daughter
Male

James

Hay

Son
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Goodlet

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Hay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hay

Head

Married

43

1838

Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Hay

Wife

-

38

1843

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Rachel

Hay

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Hay

Son

-

7

1874

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

F J Gibson

Hay

Daughter

-

5

1876

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Hay

Son

-

1

1880

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary Elizabeth

Goodlet

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Barras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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