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Household of Thomas Hay (born 1831, Orkney & Zetland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandsting & Aithsting, Shetland, 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.

Thomas Hay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Hay, born in 1831 in Orkney & Zetland, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Hay, born in 1847 in Detling, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary Ann (born 1867 in Detling, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Lillas (born 1869 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Martha (born 1871 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), James Thomas (born 1875 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Hay William (born 1877 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Gilbert (born 1880 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Father-In-Law, Donald Anderson, born in 1801 in Detling, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland.


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Thomas Hay's household

Male

Thomas

Hay

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Hay

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Hay

Daughter
Female

Lillas

Hay

Daughter
Female

Martha

Hay

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hay

Daughter
Male

James Thomas

Hay

Son
Male

Hay William

Hay

Son
Male

Gilbert

Hay

Son
Male

Donald

Anderson

Father-In-Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Hay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Hay

Head

Married

50

1831

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Mary Ann

Hay

Wife

Married

34

1847

Detling, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Mary Ann

Hay

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Detling, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Lillas

Hay

Daughter

-

12

1869

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Martha

Hay

Daughter

-

10

1871

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Elizabeth

Hay

Daughter

-

8

1873

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

James Thomas

Hay

Son

-

6

1875

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Hay William

Hay

Son

-

4

1877

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Gilbert

Hay

Son

-

1

1880

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Donald

Anderson

Father-In-Law

Widower

80

1801

Detling, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

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