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Household of James Kay (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kay, born in 1844 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Kay, born in 1853 in Chard, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Emma (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Mary Alice (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger Head, David Denholm, born in 1850 in Scotland.


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James Kay's household

Male

James

Kay

Head
Female

Mary

Kay

Wife
Female

Emma

Kay

Daughter
Female

Mary Alice

Kay

Daughter
Male

David

Denholm

Lodger Head
Female

Jessie

Denholm

Wife
First name(s) James
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kay

Head

Married

37

1844

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Kay

Wife

Married

28

1853

Chard, Somerset, England

Emma

Kay

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Kay

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

David

Denholm

Lodger Head

Married

31

1850

Scotland

Jessie

Denholm

Wife

Married

27

1854

Scotland

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