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Household of James S Mackay (born 1840, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 S Mackay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James S Mackay, born in 1840 in Caithness, consisted of 10 members. James S was the head of the household, married to Ann Smith Mackay, born in 1839 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Margaret (born 1863 in Burghead, Morayshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Peeblesshire, Scotland), William S (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ann (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Barbara (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Donald (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James S Mackay's household

Male

James S

Mackay

Head
Female

Ann Smith

Mackay

Wife
Female

Margaret

Wainwright

Daughter
Male

James

Wainwright

Son
Male

William S

Wainwright

Son
Female

Ann

Wainwright

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Wainwright

Son
Female

Isabella

Wainwright

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Wainwright

Daughter
Male

Donald

Wainwright

Son
First name(s) James S
Last name Mackay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James S

Mackay

Head

Married

41

1840

Caithness, Scotland

Ann Smith

Mackay

Wife

Married

42

1839

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wainwright

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Burghead, Morayshire, Scotland

James

Wainwright

Son

-

15

1866

Peeblesshire, Scotland

William S

Wainwright

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Wainwright

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Wainwright

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Wainwright

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbara

Wainwright

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Donald

Wainwright

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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