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Household of John McKay (born 1826, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strathy, Sutherland, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKay, born in 1826 in Sutherland, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McKay, born in 1831 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 8 children; John (born 1856 in Sutherland, Scotland), Robert (born 1858 in Sutherland, Scotland), William (born 1861 in Sutherland, Scotland), Janet (born 1865 in Sutherland, Scotland), John A (born 1868 in Sutherland, Scotland), Hugh (born 1871 in Sutherland, Scotland), Donald (born 1874 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1878 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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John McKay's household

Male

John

McKay

Head
Female

Mary

McKay

Wife
Male

John

McKay

Son
Male

Robert

McKay

Son
Male

William

McKay

Son
Female

Janet

McKay

Daughter
Male

John A

McKay

Son
Male

Hugh

McKay

Son
Male

Donald

McKay

Son
Female

Margaret

McKay

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKay

Head

Married

55

1826

Sutherland, Scotland

Mary

McKay

Wife

Married

50

1831

Sutherland, Scotland

John

McKay

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Sutherland, Scotland

Robert

McKay

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Sutherland, Scotland

William

McKay

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Sutherland, Scotland

Janet

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Sutherland, Scotland

John A

McKay

Son

-

13

1868

Sutherland, Scotland

Hugh

McKay

Son

-

10

1871

Sutherland, Scotland

Donald

McKay

Son

-

7

1874

Sutherland, Scotland

Margaret

McKay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Sutherland, Scotland

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