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Household of Alexander Kay (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Alexander Kay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Kay, born in 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary E Kay, born in 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Rose Ann (born 1880 in Batley, Yorkshire, England) and James G (born 1881 in Batley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Lodger, Henry (born 1855 in Ireland) and Alexander's Lodger, Rose Ann (born 1836 in Scotland).


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Alexander Kay's household

Male

Alexander

Kay

Head
Female

Mary E

Kay

Wife
Female

Rose Ann

Kay

Daughter
Male

James G

Kay

Son
Male

Henry

Trasy

Lodger
Female

Rose Ann

Wallace

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Kay

Head

Married

25

1856

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Kay

Wife

Married

21

1860

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Rose Ann

Kay

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Batley, Yorkshire, England

James G

Kay

Son

Single

0

1881

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Trasy

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Ireland

Rose Ann

Wallace

Lodger

Widow

45

1836

Scotland

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