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Household of William McKay (born 1830, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McKay, born in 1830 in Oyne, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth McKay, born in 1838 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1869 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary Jane (born 1875 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William McKay's household

Male

William

McKay

Head
Female

Elisabeth

McKay

Wife
Male

James

McKay

Son
Male

William

McKay

Son
Male

Alexander

McKay

Son
Female

Mary Jane

McKay

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Oyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McKay

Head

Married

51

1830

Oyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

McKay

Wife

Married

43

1838

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

McKay

Son

-

12

1869

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

McKay

Son

-

11

1870

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

McKay

Son

-

9

1872

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

McKay

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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