Thomas McKay was born in Buteshire in 1861. He was the illegitimate son of Nora McKay an unknown father [1]
1871 Census
Address: 3, Queen Street, Govan, Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Francis Craig | Head | Married | Male | 42 | 1829 | Flour miller | Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Norah Craig | Wife | Married | Female | 36 | 1835 | - | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert McKay | Step son | - | Male | 13 | 1858 | Fearer in paper mill | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Helen McKay | Grand daughter | - | Female | 11 | 1860 | Fearer in paper mill | Buteshire, Scotland | |
Thomas McKay | Grand son | - | Male | 8 | 1863 | Scholar | Buteshire, Scotland | ? Stepson |
Fanny Craig | Daughter | - | Female | 6 | 1865 | Scholar | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Archibald Craig | Son | - | Male | 2 | 1869 | - | Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Daniel Craig | Son | - | Male | 0 | 1871 | - | Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Archibald McKay | Lodger | Widower | Male | 77 | 1794 | - | Kingarth, Buteshire, Scotland |
In 1881 Thomas is recorded as Thomas Craig, his step father’s surname.
1881 Census
Address: 3, Queen Street, Govan, Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Householder | Role | Status | Sex | Age | Birth year | Occupation | Birth place | Notes |
Francis Craig | Head | Married | Male | 54 | 1827 | Grain miller | Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Helen Craig | Wife | Married | Female | 48 | 1833 | - | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert Craig | Son | Unmarried | Male | 21 | 1860 | Baker | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas Craig | Son | Unmarried | Male | 17 | 1864 | Mason | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Fanny Craig | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 14 | 1867 | Shop keeper | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Archibald Craig | Son | - | Male | 11 | 1870 | Scholar | Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Daniel Craig | Son | - | Male | 8 | 1873 | Scholar | Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane Hamilton | Visitor | Unmarried | Female | 16 | 1865 | Domestic servant | West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Thomas married Isabella Scott in Partick in 1882[2]
1901 Census
Address: 138, Castlebank Street, Govan, Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Thomas McKay | Head | Married | Male | 47 | 1854 | Stone mason | Millport, Buteshire, Scotland |
Isabella S McKay | Wife | Married | Female | 43 | 1858 | - | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Robert S McKay | Son | Single | Male | 15 | 1886 | Apprentice mason | Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Annie S McKay | Daughter | - | Female | 7 | 1894 | Scholar | Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Martha Mcp McKay | Daughter | - | Female | 4 | 1897 | - | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Daniel C McKay | Son | - | Male | 2 | 1899 | - | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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