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Household of John McKay (born 1850, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, 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 McKay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKay, born in 1850 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria McKay, born in 1853 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David Edgar (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Maria (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McKay's household

Male

John

McKay

Head
Female

Maria

McKay

Wife
Female

Mary

McKay

Daughter
Male

John

McKay

Son
Male

David Edgar

McKay

Son
Female

Maria

McKay

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKay

Head

Married

31

1850

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maria

McKay

Wife

Married

28

1853

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

McKay

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McKay

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David Edgar

McKay

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maria

McKay

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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