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Household of James McKay (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 McKay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McKay, born in 1851 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Bridget McKay, born in 1848 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Bridget (born 1869 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1871 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, James Reilly, born in 1865 in Ireland.


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James McKay's household

Male

James

McKay

Head
Female

Bridget

McKay

Wife
Female

Bridget

McKay

Daughter
Male

James

McKay

Son
Female

Mary

McKay

Daughter
Male

John

McKay

Son
Male

James

Reilly

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McKay

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Bridget

McKay

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Bridget

McKay

Daughter

-

12

1869

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

McKay

Son

-

10

1871

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

McKay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

McKay

Son

-

0

1881

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Reilly

Boarder

-

16

1865

Ireland

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