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Household of Thomas McKay (born 1855)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McKay, born in 1855 in , consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane McKay, born in 1857 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1879 in Ireland) and William (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother-In-Law, Robert (born 1859 in Ireland), Thomas's Sister-In-Law, Martha (born 1857 in Ireland) and Thomas's Visitor, Charles (born 1852 in Ireland).


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Thomas McKay's household

Male

Thomas

McKay

Head
Female

Jane

McKay

Wife
Male

Thomas

McKay

Son
Male

William

McKay

Son
Male

Robert

Ayre

Brother-In-Law
Female

Martha

Ayre

Sister-In-Law
Male

Charles

Sheridan

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

McKay

Head

Married

26

1855

Ireland

Jane

McKay

Wife

Married

24

1857

Ireland

Thomas

McKay

Son

-

2

1879

Ireland

William

McKay

Son

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Ayre

Brother-In-Law

Married

22

1859

Ireland

Martha

Ayre

Sister-In-Law

Married

24

1857

Ireland

Charles

Sheridan

Visitor

Married

29

1852

Ireland

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