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Household of George Kay (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, 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.

George Kay and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Kay, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. George was the head of the household, married to Alice R Kay, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alice (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Father-In-Law, Alexander (born 1804 in Beauly, Invernessshire, Scotland), George's Brother-In-Law, Thomas (born 1837 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), George's Visitor, George (born 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George's Sister-In-Law, Margaret (born 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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George Kay's household

Male

George

Kay

Head
Female

Alice R

Kay

Wife
Male

Alexander

Kay

Son
Male

George

Kay

Son
Male

William

Kay

Son
Male

James

Kay

Son
Female

Alice

Kay

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Robertson

Father-In-Law
Male

Thomas

Robertson

Brother-In-Law
Male

George

Boyle

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) George
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Kay

Head

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice R

Kay

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Kay

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Kay

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Kay

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Kay

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice

Kay

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Robertson

Father-In-Law

Widower

77

1804

Beauly, Invernessshire, Scotland

Thomas

Robertson

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

44

1837

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

George

Boyle

Visitor

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Robertson

Sister-In-Law

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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