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Household of James Kay (born 1842, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kay, born in 1842 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice Kay, born in 1843 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah Ann (born 1865 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Susannah (born 1866 in Bury, Lancashire, England), George Wm (born 1868 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Margaret J (born 1874 in Brompton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, Richard (born 1863 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England) and James's Niece, Margaret C (born 1871 in Bury, Lancashire, England).


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James Kay's household

Male

James

Kay

Head
Female

Alice

Kay

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Kay

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Kay

Daughter
Male

George Wm

Kay

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Kay

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Kay

Daughter
Male

Richard

Alston

Nephew
Female

Margaret C

Macaulay

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kay

Head

Married

39

1842

Bury, Lancashire, England

Alice

Kay

Wife

Married

38

1843

Bury, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Kay

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bury, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Kay

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bury, Lancashire, England

George Wm

Kay

Son

Single

13

1868

Bury, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Kay

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bury, Lancashire, England

Margaret J

Kay

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Alston

Nephew

Single

18

1863

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Margaret C

Macaulay

Niece

Single

10

1871

Bury, Lancashire, England

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