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Household of Peter McKay (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.

Peter McKay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter McKay, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Cathrane McKay, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Peter McKay's household

Male

Peter

McKay

Head
Female

Cathrane

McKay

Wife
Male

William

McKay

Son
Female

Mary

McKay

Daughter
Male

Hugh

McKay

Son
Male

Duncan

McKay

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McKay

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

McKay

Head

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cathrane

McKay

Wife

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McKay

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McKay

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

McKay

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

McKay

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McKay

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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