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Household of Joseph W McKay (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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.

Joseph W McKay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph W McKay, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph W was the head of the household, married to Mary L K McKay, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles S (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary K (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph W's Servant, May McMillan, born in 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Joseph W McKay's household

Male

Joseph W

McKay

Head
Female

Mary L K

McKay

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

McKay

Daughter
Male

Charles S

McKay

Son
Female

Mary K

McKay

Daughter
Female

May

McMillan

Servant
First name(s) Joseph W
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph W

McKay

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary L K

McKay

Wife

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McKay

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles S

McKay

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary K

McKay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

May

McMillan

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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