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Household of James McKay (born 1855, Lanarkshire)

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 McKay and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McKay, born in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McKay, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Alexander, born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Kenneth McDonald, born in 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James McKay's household

Male

James

McKay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McKay

Wife
Male

Alexander

McKay

Son
Male

Kenneth

McDonald

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McKay

Head

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McKay

Wife

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McKay

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kenneth

McDonald

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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