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Household of William Mackay (born 1831, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Reay, Caithness, 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.

William Mackay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mackay, born in 1831 in Caithness, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Mackay, born in 1834 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 7 children; Colin (born 1858 in Sutherland, Scotland), Williamina (born 1860 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), George (born 1862 in Reay, Sutherland, Scotland), Neil (born 1866 in Reay, Sutherland, Scotland), Hugh (born 1868 in Reay, Sutherland, Scotland), Rupert (born 1872 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland) and Ann (born 1876 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland).


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William Mackay's household

Male

William

Mackay

Head
Female

Jane

Mackay

Wife
Male

Colin

Mackay

Son
Female

Williamina

Mackay

Daughter
Male

George

Mackay

Son
Male

Neil

Mackay

Son
Male

Hugh

Mackay

Son
Male

Rupert

Mackay

Son
Female

Ann

Mackay

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Mackay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mackay

Head

Married

50

1831

Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Mackay

Wife

Married

47

1834

Sutherland, Scotland

Colin

Mackay

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Sutherland, Scotland

Williamina

Mackay

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

George

Mackay

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Reay, Sutherland, Scotland

Neil

Mackay

Son

-

15

1866

Reay, Sutherland, Scotland

Hugh

Mackay

Son

-

13

1868

Reay, Sutherland, Scotland

Rupert

Mackay

Son

-

9

1872

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Ann

Mackay

Daughter

-

5

1876

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

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