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Household of Alexander J Kay (born 1850, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, Fife, 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.

Alexander J Kay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander J Kay, born in 1850 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Alexander J was the head of the household, married to Margaret Kay, born in 1851 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Christina (born 1873 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Charlotte (born 1878 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and Peter (born 1880 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander J's Servant, Mary Dalie, born in 1862 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.


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Alexander J Kay's household

Male

Alexander J

Kay

Head
Female

Margaret

Kay

Wife
Female

Christina

Kay

Daughter
Male

William

Kay

Son
Female

Margaret

Kay

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Kay

Daughter
Male

Peter

Kay

Son
Female

Mary

Dalie

Servant
First name(s) Alexander J
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander J

Kay

Head

Married

31

1850

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Kay

Wife

Married

30

1851

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Kay

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

William

Kay

Son

-

7

1874

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Kay

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Charlotte

Kay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Peter

Kay

Son

-

1

1880

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Dalie

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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