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Household of Robert McKay (born 1853, Forfarshire (Angus))

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.

Robert McKay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert McKay, born in 1853 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Bridget McKay, born in 1854 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Johann (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Jessie Stephen, born in 1859 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Robert McKay's household

Male

Robert

McKay

Head
Female

Bridget

McKay

Wife
Male

Thomas

McKay

Son
Female

Mary

McKay

Daughter
Female

Johann

McKay

Daughter
Male

James

McKay

Son
Female

Jessie

Stephen

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

McKay

Head

Married

28

1853

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Bridget

McKay

Wife

Married

27

1854

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

McKay

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McKay

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Johann

McKay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

McKay

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Stephen

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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