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Household of William Mackay (born 1848, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mackay, born in 1848 in Sandside, Caithness, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Mackay, born in 1851 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. They had 1 child; William K, born 1872 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, James Grant, born in 1826 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Mackay's household

Male

William

Mackay

Head
Female

Isabella

Mackay

Wife
Male

William K

Mackay

Son
Male

James

Grant

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Mackay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Sandside, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mackay

Head

Married

33

1848

Sandside, Caithness, Scotland

Isabella

Mackay

Wife

Married

30

1851

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

William K

Mackay

Son

-

9

1872

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

James

Grant

Boarder

Unmarried

55

1826

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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