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Household of John McKay (born 1851)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKay, born in 1851 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McKay, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1873 in Ireland), James (born 1875 in Ireland) and John (born 1877 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, William (born 1863 in Ireland), John's Boarder, John (born 1857 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, Richard (born 1857 in Ireland).


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John McKay's household

Male

John

McKay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McKay

Wife
Female

Mary

McKay

Daughter
Male

James

McKay

Son
Male

John

McKay

Son
Male

William

Jordan

Boarder
Male

John

Jordan

Boarder
Male

Richard

Lynch

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKay

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Elizabeth

McKay

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Mary

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Ireland

James

McKay

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Ireland

John

McKay

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Ireland

William

Jordan

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Ireland

John

Jordan

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Ireland

Richard

Lynch

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Ireland

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