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Household of James Kay (born 1831, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, 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.

James Kay and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kay, born in 1831 in Frodsham, Cheshire, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Kay, born in 1845 in Godley, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1864 in Cheadle, Cheshire, England), Annie S (born 1866 in Higher Broughton, Lancashire, England), Lena (born 1867 in Newton, Cheshire, England), Walter S (born 1871 in Hyde, Cheshire, England), Sam S (born 1876 in Whitefield, Lancashire, England), Anita (born 1878 in Timperley, Cheshire, England) and Cecil S (born 1881 in Timperley, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father In Law, John (born 1805 in Frodsham, Cheshire, England), James's Servant, Alice (born 1857 in Tadley, Shropshire, England), James's Servant, Jessie (born 1848 in Ireland) and James's Servant, Martha (born 1861 in Wellington, Shropshire, England).


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James Kay's household

Male

James

Kay

Head
Female

Sarah

Kay

Wife
Male

William

Kay

Son
Female

Annie S

Kay

Daughter
Female

Lena

Burch

Daughter
Male

Walter S

Burch

Son
Male

Sam S

Kay

Son
Female

Anita

Kay

Daughter
Male

Cecil S

Kay

Son
Male

John

Sidley

Father In Law
Female

Alice

Parker

Servant
Female

Jessie

Kershaw

Servant
Female

Martha

Lloyd

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Frodsham, Cheshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kay

Head

Married

50

1831

Frodsham, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Kay

Wife

Married

36

1845

Godley, Cheshire, England

William

Kay

Son

Single

17

1864

Cheadle, Cheshire, England

Annie S

Kay

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Higher Broughton, Lancashire, England

Lena

Burch

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Newton, Cheshire, England

Walter S

Burch

Son

Single

10

1871

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Sam S

Kay

Son

Single

5

1876

Whitefield, Lancashire, England

Anita

Kay

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Timperley, Cheshire, England

Cecil S

Kay

Son

Single

0

1881

Timperley, Cheshire, England

John

Sidley

Father In Law

Widower

76

1805

Frodsham, Cheshire, England

Alice

Parker

Servant

Single

24

1857

Tadley, Shropshire, England

Jessie

Kershaw

Servant

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Martha

Lloyd

Servant

Single

20

1861

Wellington, Shropshire, England

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