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Household of Abraham Kay (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

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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.

Abraham Kay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Kay, born in 1848 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Ellen Kay, born in 1852 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 4 children; Eliza (born 1872 in Whittington, Derbyshire, England), John W (born 1874 in Newbold, Derbyshire, England), George H (born 1876 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England) and Abraham (born 1879 in Newbold, Derbyshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Abraham's Lodger, Thomas (born 1858 in Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England) and Abraham's Lodger, John (born 1859 in Staveley, Derbyshire, England).


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Abraham Kay's household

Male

Abraham

Kay

Head
Female

Ellen

Kay

Wife
Female

Eliza

Kay

Daughter
Male

John W

Kay

Son
Male

George H

Kay

Son
Male

Abraham

Kay

Son
Male

Thomas

Bartholomew

Lodger
Male

John

Orpley

Lodger
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Kay

Head

Married

33

1848

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Kay

Wife

Married

29

1852

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Eliza

Kay

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Whittington, Derbyshire, England

John W

Kay

Son

Single

7

1874

Newbold, Derbyshire, England

George H

Kay

Son

Single

5

1876

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Abraham

Kay

Son

Single

2

1879

Newbold, Derbyshire, England

Thomas

Bartholomew

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England

John

Orpley

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Staveley, Derbyshire, England

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