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 John Mackay (born 1831, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, 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.

John Mackay and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mackay, born in 1831 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Mackay, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 3 children; James (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rachael (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nurse, Euphemia (born 1843 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Alexander (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Mary (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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

John Mackay's household

Male

John

Mackay

Head
Female

Isabella

Mackay

Wife
Male

James

Mackay

Son
Female

Rachael

Mackay

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Mackay

Daughter
Female

Euphemia

McDermont

Nurse
Male

Alexander

McDermont

Visitor
Female

Mary

McDermont

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Mackay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mackay

Head

Married

50

1831

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Mackay

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

James

Mackay

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rachael

Mackay

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Mackay

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Euphemia

McDermont

Nurse

Married

38

1843

Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDermont

Visitor

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDermont

Visitor

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, 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 John Mackay in St Rollox in 1881, and follow the Mackay family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Mackay

We’ve found John Mackay in 482 family trees. Find out more about John Mackay's household and view the Mackay family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census