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Household of William McKay (born 1841, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rosskeen, Ross and Cromarty, 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 1841 in Golspie, Sutherland, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza McKay, born in 1849 in Invergordon, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jeannie (born 1867 in Invergordon, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Annie (born 1868 in Invergordon, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Eliza (born 1870 in Invergordon, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and William (born 1874 in Invergordon, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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William McKay's household

Male

William

McKay

Head
Female

Eliza

McKay

Wife
Female

Jeannie

McKay

Daughter
Female

Annie

McKay

Daughter
Female

Eliza

McKay

Daughter
Male

William

McKay

Son
First name(s) William
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McKay

Head

Married

40

1841

Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

Eliza

McKay

Wife

Married

32

1849

Invergordon, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jeannie

McKay

Daughter

-

14

1867

Invergordon, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Annie

McKay

Daughter

-

13

1868

Invergordon, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Eliza

McKay

Daughter

-

11

1870

Invergordon, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William

McKay

Son

-

7

1874

Invergordon, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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