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Household of John McKay (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKay, born in 1841 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McKay, born in 1841 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Dugald (born 1874 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Flora (born 1875 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Anne (born 1877 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1881 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Archibald McDougall, born in 1851 in Invernessshire, Scotland.


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John McKay's household

Male

John

McKay

Head
Female

Mary

McKay

Wife
Male

Dugald

McKay

Son
Female

Flora

McKay

Daughter
Female

Anne

McKay

Daughter
Female

Jemima

McKay

Daughter
Male

Archibald

McDougall

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place -

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKay

Head

Married

40

1841

-

Mary

McKay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Invernessshire, Scotland

Dugald

McKay

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Flora

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Anne

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jemima

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

McDougall

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Invernessshire, Scotland

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