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Household of Malcolm McKay (born 1842, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carloway, Ross and Cromarty, 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.

Malcolm McKay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Malcolm McKay, born in 1842 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. Malcolm was the head of the household, married to Marion McKay, born in 1852 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 5 children; Donald (born 1873 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Murdoch (born 1881 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Malcolm's Servant, Henrietta McLeod, born in 1856 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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Malcolm McKay's household

Male

Malcolm

McKay

Head
Female

Marion

McKay

Wife
Male

Donald

McKay

Son
Male

John

McKay

Son
Female

Catherine

McKay

Daughter
Female

Mary

McKay

Daughter
Male

Murdoch

McKay

Son
Female

Henrietta

McLeod

Servant
First name(s) Malcolm
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Malcolm

McKay

Head

Married

39

1842

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Marion

McKay

Wife

Married

29

1852

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

McKay

Son

-

8

1873

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

McKay

Son

-

6

1875

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

McKay

Daughter

-

4

1877

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

McKay

Daughter

-

2

1879

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Murdoch

McKay

Son

-

0

1881

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Henrietta

McLeod

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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