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Household of Alexander L Kay (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 L Kay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander L Kay, born in 1847 in , consisted of 7 members. Alexander L was the head of the household, married to Eliza Kay, born in 1852 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander L's Sister, Sarah A (born 1853 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Alexander L's Nephew, Sydney S (born 1874 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Alexander L's Niece, Ada S (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Alexander L's Niece, Ethel J (born 1877 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England) and Alexander L's Servant, Alice (born 1865 in Neston, Cheshire, England).


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Alexander L Kay's household

Male

Alexander L

Kay

Head
Female

Eliza

Kay

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Cookson

Sister
Male

Sydney S

Cookson

Nephew
Female

Ada S

Cookson

Niece
Female

Ethel J

Cookson

Niece
Female

Alice

Naylor

Servant
First name(s) Alexander L
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander L

Kay

Head

Married

34

1847

Scotland

Eliza

Kay

Wife

Married

29

1852

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Cookson

Sister

Widow

28

1853

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Sydney S

Cookson

Nephew

Single

7

1874

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Ada S

Cookson

Niece

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Ethel J

Cookson

Niece

Single

4

1877

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Alice

Naylor

Servant

Single

16

1865

Neston, Cheshire, England

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