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Household of James Kay (born 1813, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kay, born in 1813 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Hannah Kay, born in 1822 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1849 in Millbrook, Cheshire, England), Wallace (born 1878 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England) and George Henry (born 1880 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder Head, John Henry (born 1856 in Ironbridge, Shropshire, England) and James's Boarder, Mary Ann (born 1855 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England).


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James Kay's household

Male

James

Kay

Head
Female

Hannah

Kay

Wife
Female

Sarah

Kay

Daughter
Male

John Henry

Stocks

Boarder Head
Female

Mary Ann

Stocks

Boarder
Male

Wallace

Stocks

Son
Male

George Henry

Stocks

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kay

Head

Married

68

1813

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Kay

Wife

Married

59

1822

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Kay

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Millbrook, Cheshire, England

John Henry

Stocks

Boarder Head

Married

25

1856

Ironbridge, Shropshire, England

Mary Ann

Stocks

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Wallace

Stocks

Son

Single

3

1878

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

George Henry

Stocks

Son

Single

1

1880

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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