Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James McLay (born 1846, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 McLay and 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James McLay, born in 1846 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Fairley, born in 1846 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1871 in United States), James (born 1877 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James McLay's household

Male

James

McLay

Head
Female

Catherine

Fairley

Wife
Male

John

McLay

Son
Male

James

McLay

Son
Female

Mary

McLay

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name McLay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McLay

Head

Married

35

1846

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Fairley

Wife

Married

35

1846

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

McLay

Son

-

10

1871

United States

James

McLay

Son

-

4

1877

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

McLay

Daughter

-

1

1880

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James McLay in Alva in 1881, and follow the McLay family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James McLay

We’ve found James McLay in 36 family trees. Find out more about James McLay's household and view the McLay family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census