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Household of Lachlin McKay (born 1797, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkton Farr, Sutherland, 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.

Lachlin McKay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lachlin McKay, born in 1797 in Sutherland, consisted of 7 members. Lachlin was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Thomas (born 1847 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1845 in Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Lachlin's Son-In-Law, John (born 1851 in Sutherland, Scotland), Lachlin's Niece, Janet (born 1876 in Sutherland, Scotland), Lachlin's Niece, Charlotte (born 1879 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Lachlin's Niece, Jane (born 1881 in Farr, Sutherland, Scotland).


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Lachlin McKay's household

Male

Lachlin

McKay

Head
Male

Thomas

McKay

Son
Male

John

McKay

Son-In-Law
Female

Margaret

McKay

Daughter
Female

Janet

McKay

Niece
Female

Charlotte

McKay

Niece
Female

Jane

McKay

Niece
First name(s) Lachlin
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 84
Birth year 1797
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lachlin

McKay

Head

Widower

84

1797

Sutherland, Scotland

Thomas

McKay

Son

Unmarried

34

1847

Sutherland, Scotland

John

McKay

Son-In-Law

Married

30

1851

Sutherland, Scotland

Margaret

McKay

Daughter

Married

36

1845

Sutherland, Scotland

Janet

McKay

Niece

-

5

1876

Sutherland, Scotland

Charlotte

McKay

Niece

-

2

1879

Sutherland, Scotland

Jane

McKay

Niece

-

0

1881

Farr, Sutherland, Scotland

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