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Household of James Markay (born 1827)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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 Markay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Markay, born in 1827 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Markay, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Bridget (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Michael (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Catherine (born 1861 in Ireland), James's Servant, Susan (born 1863 in Ireland) and James's Mother, Mary (born 1821 in Ireland).


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James Markay's household

Male

James

Markay

Head
Female

Ann

Markay

Wife
Female

Bridget

Markay

Daughter
Male

James

Markay

Son
Male

Thomas

Markay

Son
Male

John

Markay

Son
Male

Michael

Markay

Son
Female

Catherine

Connelly

Servant
Female

Susan

Connelly

Servant
Female

Mary

Bochan

Mother
First name(s) James
Last name Markay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Markay

Head

Married

54

1827

Ireland

Ann

Markay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Bridget

Markay

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Markay

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Markay

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Markay

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Michael

Markay

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Connelly

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

Susan

Connelly

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Ireland

Mary

Bochan

Mother

Widow

60

1821

Ireland

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