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Household of John McKay (born 1829, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bowmore, Argyllshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKay, born in 1829 in Argyllshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Flora McKay, born in 1825 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Catherine, born 1856 in Argyllshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother-In-Law, Samuel (born 1845 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Flora (born 1864 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John McKay's household

Male

John

McKay

Head
Female

Flora

McKay

Wife
Female

Catherine

McKay

Daughter
Male

Samuel

McIntyre

Brother-In-Law
Female

Flora

McCallum

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKay

Head

Married

52

1829

Argyllshire, Scotland

Flora

McKay

Wife

Married

56

1825

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Argyllshire, Scotland

Samuel

McIntyre

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

36

1845

Argyllshire, Scotland

Flora

McCallum

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Argyllshire, Scotland

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