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Household of John McKessack (born 1844, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinloss, Moray, 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 McKessack and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKessack, born in 1844 in Forres, Morayshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabel McKessack, born in 1851 in England. They had 5 children; Peter (born 1873 in Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland), Alister J (born 1874 in Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland), Margaret H (born 1875 in Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland) and Harry (born 1879 in Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Alice Maud (born 1860 in England), John's -, Elsie Tilley (born 1859 in Burghead, Morayshire, Scotland), John's Nurse, Mary (born 1863 in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland), John's -, Helen (born 1844 in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Cook, Isabella (born 1856 in Rafford, Morayshire, Scotland).


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John McKessack's household

Male

John

McKessack

Head
Female

Isabel

McKessack

Wife
Male

Peter

McKessack

Son
Male

Alister J

McKessack

Son
Female

Margaret H

McKessack

Daughter
Male

John

McKessack

Son
Male

Harry

McKessack

Son
Female

Alice Maud

Adam

Sister-In-Law
Female

Elsie Tilley

Jeffrey

-
Female

Mary

McDonald

Nurse
Female

Helen

Grey

-
Female

Isabella

Laing

Cook
First name(s) John
Last name McKessack
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKessack

Head

Married

37

1844

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Isabel

McKessack

Wife

Married

30

1851

England

Peter

McKessack

Son

-

8

1873

Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland

Alister J

McKessack

Son

-

7

1874

Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland

Margaret H

McKessack

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland

John

McKessack

Son

-

4

1877

Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland

Harry

McKessack

Son

-

2

1879

Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland

Alice Maud

Adam

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

21

1860

England

Elsie Tilley

Jeffrey

-

Unmarried

22

1859

Burghead, Morayshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Nurse

Unmarried

18

1863

Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

Helen

Grey

-

Unmarried

37

1844

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella

Laing

Cook

Unmarried

25

1856

Rafford, Morayshire, Scotland

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