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Household of John McKay (born 1851, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kildonan, 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 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKay, born in 1851 in Sutherland, consisted of 15 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mordina McKay, born in 1857 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1877 in Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland) and Georgina (born 1881 in Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, James (born 1864 in Sutherland, Scotland), John's -, Johan (born 1859 in Sutherland, Scotland), John's Boarder, Andrew (born 1860 in Sutherland, Scotland), John's Boarder, George (born 1853 in Sutherland, Scotland), John's Boarder, George (born 1832 in Sutherland, Scotland), John's Boarder, William (born 1855 in Sutherland, Scotland), John's Boarder, William (born 1856 in Sutherland, Scotland), John's Boarder, Andrew (born 1859 in Sutherland, Scotland), John's Boarder, James (born 1860 in Sutherland, Scotland) and John's Boarder, James (born 1858 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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John McKay's household

Male

John

McKay

Head
Female

Mordina

McKay

Wife
Female

Jessie

McKay

Daughter
Female

Mary

McKay

Daughter
Female

Georgina

McKay

Daughter
Male

James

McKay

Brother
Female

Johan

Gunn

-
Male

Andrew

Campbell

Boarder
Male

George

McKay

Boarder
Male

George

McKenzie

Boarder
Male

William

Munro

Boarder
Male

William

McLeod

Boarder
Male

Andrew

Munro

Boarder
Male

James

McKay

Boarder
Male

James

McKay

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKay

Head

Married

30

1851

Sutherland, Scotland

Mordina

McKay

Wife

Married

24

1857

Sutherland, Scotland

Jessie

McKay

Daughter

-

4

1877

Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland

Mary

McKay

Daughter

-

2

1879

Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland

Georgina

McKay

Daughter

-

0

1881

Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland

James

McKay

Brother

Unmarried

17

1864

Sutherland, Scotland

Johan

Gunn

-

Unmarried

22

1859

Sutherland, Scotland

Andrew

Campbell

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Sutherland, Scotland

George

McKay

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Sutherland, Scotland

George

McKenzie

Boarder

Unmarried

49

1832

Sutherland, Scotland

William

Munro

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Sutherland, Scotland

William

McLeod

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Sutherland, Scotland

Andrew

Munro

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Sutherland, Scotland

James

McKay

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Sutherland, Scotland

James

McKay

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Sutherland, Scotland

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