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Household of William McKay (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, 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 McKay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McKay, born in 1842 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann McKay, born in 1844 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; David (born 1869 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1871 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1878 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Elisa (born 1879 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William McKay's household

Male

William

McKay

Head
Female

Ann

McKay

Wife
Male

David

McKay

Son
Female

Elisabeth

McKay

Daughter
Male

John

McKay

Son
Male

William

McKay

Son
Female

Catherine

McKay

Daughter
Female

Elisa

McKay

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McKay

Head

Married

39

1842

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

McKay

Wife

Married

37

1844

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

McKay

Son

Married

12

1869

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

McKay

Daughter

-

10

1871

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

McKay

Son

-

8

1873

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

McKay

Son

-

6

1875

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

McKay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elisa

McKay

Daughter

-

2

1879

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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