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Household of Thomas McKay (born 1844, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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.

Thomas McKay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McKay, born in 1844 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann McKay, born in 1848 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Kenneth (born 1872 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Rebecca (born 1874 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Georgina (born 1881 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1857 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, Evan (born 1861 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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Thomas McKay's household

Male

Thomas

McKay

Head
Female

Ann

McKay

Wife
Male

Kenneth

McKay

Son
Female

Rebecca

McKay

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McKay

Son
Female

Mary

McKay

Daughter
Female

Georgina

McKay

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Boarder
Male

Evan

McDonald

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

McKay

Head

Married

37

1844

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ann

McKay

Wife

Married

33

1848

Invernessshire, Scotland

Kenneth

McKay

Son

-

9

1872

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Rebecca

McKay

Daughter

-

7

1874

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McKay

Son

-

5

1876

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McKay

Daughter

-

2

1879

Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Georgina

McKay

Daughter

-

0

1881

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Invernessshire, Scotland

Evan

McDonald

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Invernessshire, Scotland

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