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Household of John Mackay (born 1819, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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.

John Mackay and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mackay, born in 1819 in Midlothian, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Mackay, born in 1818 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1846 in Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1849 in Midlothian, Scotland), William B (born 1852 in Midlothian, Scotland), James F (born 1856 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Agnes S (born 1857 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Jane (born 1818 in Midlothian, Scotland), John's Visitor, David (born 1857 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, Alice (born 1855 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Catherine (born 1854 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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John Mackay's household

Male

John

Mackay

Head
Female

Agnes

Mackay

Wife
Female

Mary

Mackay

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William B

Mackay

Son
Male

James F

Mackay

Son
Female

Agnes S

Mackay

Daughter
Female

Jane

Mackay

Sister
Male

David

Pringle

Visitor
Female

Margaret

McAkenzie

Servant
Female

Mary

Ballantyne

Servant
Female

Alice

Skeet

Servant
Female

Catherine

Ross

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Mackay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mackay

Head

Married

62

1819

Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Mackay

Wife

Married

63

1818

Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Mackay

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

Married

32

1849

Midlothian, Scotland

William B

Mackay

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Midlothian, Scotland

James F

Mackay

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes S

Mackay

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Mackay

Sister

Unmarried

63

1818

Midlothian, Scotland

David

Pringle

Visitor

Unmarried

24

1857

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McAkenzie

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Ballantyne

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Midlothian, Scotland

Alice

Skeet

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Catherine

Ross

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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