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Household of Benjamin Kay (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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.

Benjamin Kay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Kay, born in 1832 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Kay, born in 1830 in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1864 in Holcombe, Lancashire, England), Lucy (born 1866 in Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1868 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Lilian (born 1870 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1872 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Clara (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Kay's household

Male

Benjamin

Kay

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Kay

Wife
Female

Ann

Kay

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Kay

Daughter
Female

Jane

Kay

Daughter
Female

Lilian

Kay

Daughter
Female

Alice

Kay

Daughter
Female

Clara

Kay

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Kay

Head

Married

49

1832

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Kay

Wife

Married

51

1830

Brigg, Lincolnshire, England

Ann

Kay

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Holcombe, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Kay

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

Jane

Kay

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Lilian

Kay

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Kay

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Clara

Kay

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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