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Household of William McKay (born 1834, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McKay, born in 1834 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann McKay, born in 1838 in England. They had 7 children; William (born 1862 in Cape, South Africa), Joseph (born 1868 in England), Annie (born 1870 in England), Henry (born 1872 in Ireland), John (born 1874 in England), Edmond (born 1876 in England) and James (born 1878 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William McKay's household

Male

William

McKay

Head
Female

Ann

McKay

Wife
Male

William

McKay

Son
Male

Joseph

McKay

Son
Female

Annie

McKay

Daughter
Male

Henry

McKay

Son
Male

John

McKay

Son
Male

Edmond

McKay

Son
Male

James

McKay

Son
First name(s) William
Last name McKay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McKay

Head

Married

47

1834

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Ann

McKay

Wife

Married

43

1838

England

William

McKay

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Cape, South Africa

Joseph

McKay

Son

-

13

1868

England

Annie

McKay

Daughter

-

11

1870

England

Henry

McKay

Son

-

9

1872

Ireland

John

McKay

Son

-

7

1874

England

Edmond

McKay

Son

-

5

1876

England

James

McKay

Son

-

3

1878

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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