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Household of William Maclay (born 1822, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

William Maclay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Maclay, born in 1822 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Maclay, born in 1830 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Jean (born 1852 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William P (born 1854 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1855 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John (born 1857 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1864 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Maggie Ann (born 1865 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1867 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1870 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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William Maclay's household

Male

William

Maclay

Head
Female

Mary

Maclay

Wife
Female

Jean

Maclay

Daughter
Male

William P

Maclay

Son
Female

Mary

Maclay

Daughter
Male

John

Maclay

Son
Male

Alexander

Maclay

Son
Female

Maggie Ann

Maclay

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Maclay

Daughter
Male

Robert

Maclay

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Maclay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Maclay

Head

Married

59

1822

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Maclay

Wife

Married

51

1830

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jean

Maclay

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William P

Maclay

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Maclay

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Maclay

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Maclay

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Maggie Ann

Maclay

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

Maclay

Daughter

-

14

1867

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Maclay

Son

-

11

1870

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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