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Household of James Kay (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kay, born in 1845 in Heywood, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Susannah Kay, born in 1847 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Margaret E (born 1869 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), William (born 1872 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Gilbert (born 1874 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), John R (born 1876 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1879 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England) and Thomas E (born 1881 in Cheshire, England).


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James Kay's household

Male

James

Kay

Head
Female

Susannah

Kay

Wife
Female

Margaret E

Kay

Daughter
Male

William

Kay

Son
Male

Gilbert

Kay

Son
Male

John R

Kay

Son
Female

Martha

Kay

Daughter
Male

Thomas E

Kay

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Heywood, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kay

Head

Married

36

1845

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Kay

Wife

Married

34

1847

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Kay

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Heywood, Lancashire, England

William

Kay

Son

Single

9

1872

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Gilbert

Kay

Son

Single

7

1874

Heywood, Lancashire, England

John R

Kay

Son

Single

5

1876

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Martha

Kay

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Thomas E

Kay

Son

Single

0

1881

Cheshire, England

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