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Household of John Mackay (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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.

John Mackay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mackay, born in 1836 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Mackay, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Donald (born 1862 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1867 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1872 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1879 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Mackay's household

Male

John

Mackay

Head
Female

Janet

Mackay

Wife
Male

Donald

Mackay

Son
Female

Janet

Mackay

Daughter
Male

John

Mackay

Son
Male

Thomas

Mackay

Son
Male

William

Mackay

Son
Female

Christina

Mackay

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Mackay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mackay

Head

Married

45

1836

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Mackay

Wife

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

Mackay

Son

-

19

1862

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Mackay

Daughter

-

14

1867

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Mackay

Son

-

11

1870

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Mackay

Son

-

9

1872

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Mackay

Son

-

7

1874

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Mackay

Daughter

-

2

1879

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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