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Household of James Kay (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

James Kay and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kay, born in 1840 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice Kay, born in 1843 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1872 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Blanch (born 1875 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Normond (born 1876 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1878 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England) and Bertram (born 1881 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's -, Fred (born 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James's -, Lizzie (born 1865 in Rhos, Caernarvonshire, Wales), James's -, Mary (born 1868 in Rhos, Caernarvonshire, Wales) and James's Visitor, Mary (born 1875 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).


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James Kay's household

Male

James

Kay

Head
Female

Alice

Kay

Wife
Male

George

Kay

Son
Female

Blanch

Kay

Daughter
Male

Normond

Kay

Son
Male

Albert

Kay

Son
Male

Bertram

Kay

Son
Male

Fred

Ward

-
Female

Lizzie

Jones

-
Female

Mary

Edwards

-
Female

Mary

Harrison

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Chorley, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kay

Head

Married

41

1840

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Kay

Wife

Married

38

1843

Chorley, Lancashire, England

George

Kay

Son

Single

9

1872

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Blanch

Kay

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Normond

Kay

Son

Single

5

1876

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Albert

Kay

Son

Single

3

1878

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Bertram

Kay

Son

Single

0

1881

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Fred

Ward

-

Single

19

1862

Preston, Lancashire, England

Lizzie

Jones

-

Single

16

1865

Rhos, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Mary

Edwards

-

Single

13

1868

Rhos, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Mary

Harrison

Visitor

Single

6

1875

Chorley, Lancashire, England

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