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Household of Benjamin Kay (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Kay, born in 1828 in Whitefield, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Kay, born in 1831 in Heaton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1856 in Heaton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1860 in Unsworth, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1862 in Unsworth, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1865 in Unsworth, Lancashire, England), Betsy (born 1868 in Unsworth, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1871 in Unsworth, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; William, born 1880 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England.


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Benjamin Kay's household

Male

Benjamin

Kay

Head
Female

Mary

Kay

Wife
Male

James

Kay

Son
Female

Mary

Kay

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Kay

Son
Female

Sarah

Kay

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Kay

Daughter
Female

Ada

Kay

Daughter
Male

William

Kay

Grand Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Whitefield, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Kay

Head

Married

53

1828

Whitefield, Lancashire, England

Mary

Kay

Wife

Married

50

1831

Heaton, Lancashire, England

James

Kay

Son

Single

25

1856

Heaton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Kay

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Unsworth, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Kay

Son

Single

19

1862

Unsworth, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Kay

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Unsworth, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Kay

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Unsworth, Lancashire, England

Ada

Kay

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Unsworth, Lancashire, England

William

Kay

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

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