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Household of John McKay (born 1857, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, 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 McKay and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKay, born in 1857 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane McKay, born in 1855 in Hopeman, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Barbara (born 1879 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother-In-Law, Thomas Ralph, born in 1861 in Hopeman, Morayshire, Scotland.


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John McKay's household

Male

John

McKay

Head
Female

Jane

McKay

Wife
Female

Barbara

McKay

Daughter
Female

Janet

McKay

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ralph

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKay

Head

Married

24

1857

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

McKay

Wife

Married

26

1855

Hopeman, Morayshire, Scotland

Barbara

McKay

Daughter

-

2

1879

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

McKay

Daughter

-

0

1881

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas

Ralph

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

20

1861

Hopeman, Morayshire, Scotland

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