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Household of Murdoch Mackay (born 1813, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Murdoch Mackay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Murdoch Mackay, born in 1813 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. Murdoch was the head of the household, married to Alexina Mackay, born in 1818 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie G (born 1846 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary A (born 1851 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander A (born 1855 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland) and William C (born 1859 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Murdoch's Boarder, Helen Jane (born 1852 in Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland) and Murdoch's Servant, Catherine (born 1864 in Hopeman, Morayshire, Scotland).


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Murdoch Mackay's household

Male

Murdoch

Mackay

Head
Female

Alexina

Mackay

Wife
Female

Jessie G

Mackay

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Mackay

Daughter
Male

Alexander A

Mackay

Son
Male

William C

Mackay

Son
Female

Helen Jane

Hutcheon

Boarder
Female

Catherine

Davidson

Servant
First name(s) Murdoch
Last name Mackay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Murdoch

Mackay

Head

Married

68

1813

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Alexina

Mackay

Wife

Married

63

1818

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie G

Mackay

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Mackay

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander A

Mackay

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

William C

Mackay

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Helen Jane

Hutcheon

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland

Catherine

Davidson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Hopeman, Morayshire, Scotland

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