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Household of William McKay (born 1792, Sutherland)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McKay, born in 1792 in Sutherland, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ross, born in 1797 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary M, born 1829 in Sutherland, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son-In-Law, Thomas McBeath, born in 1822 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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William McKay's household

Male

William

McKay

Head
Female

Margaret

Ross

Wife
Male

Thomas

McBeath

Son-In-Law
Female

Mary M

McBeath

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 89
Birth year 1792
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McKay

Head

Married

89

1792

Sutherland, Scotland

Margaret

Ross

Wife

Married

84

1797

Sutherland, Scotland

Thomas

McBeath

Son-In-Law

Married

59

1822

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary M

McBeath

Daughter

Married

52

1829

Sutherland, Scotland

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