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Household of William McKay (born 1828, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverness, Invernessshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McKay, born in 1828 in Inverness, Invernessshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet McKay, born in 1833 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; Anne M W, born 1862 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's House Maid, Jamesina (born 1854 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Margaret (born 1845 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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William McKay's household

Male

William

McKay

Head
Female

Janet

McKay

Wife
Female

Anne M W

McKay

Daughter
Female

Jamesina

Fraser

House Maid
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McKay

Head

Married

53

1828

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Janet

McKay

Wife

Married

48

1833

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Anne M W

McKay

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Jamesina

Fraser

House Maid

Unmarried

27

1854

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

36

1845

Invernessshire, Scotland

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