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Household of John McKay (born 1839, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKay, born in 1839 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie L McKay, born in 1841 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John Menzie (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Roland James (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Adam Cooper (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Agnes (born 1861 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, James (born 1856 in United States) and John's Boarder, John (born 1862 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McKay's household

Male

John

McKay

Head
Female

Jessie L

McKay

Wife
Male

John Menzie

McKay

Son
Male

Roland James

McKay

Son
Male

Robert

McKay

Son
Male

Adam Cooper

McKay

Son
Female

Agnes

McKay

Visitor
Male

James

Gray

Boarder
Male

John

Hamilton

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKay

Head

Married

42

1839

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie L

McKay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

John Menzie

McKay

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Roland James

McKay

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

McKay

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adam Cooper

McKay

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

McKay

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Gray

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

United States

John

Hamilton

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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