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Household of James Kay (born 1820, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 1820 in Goosnargh, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Kay, born in 1831 in Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1854 in Goosnargh, Lancashire, England), John (born 1855 in Goosnargh, Lancashire, England), James (born 1858 in Goosnargh, Lancashire, England), George (born 1860 in Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1868 in Goosnargh, Lancashire, England).


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James Kay's household

Male

James

Kay

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Kay

Wife
Male

William

Kay

Son
Male

John

Kay

Son
Male

James

Kay

Son
Male

George

Kay

Son
Male

Thomas

Kay

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Goosnargh, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kay

Head

Married

61

1820

Goosnargh, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Kay

Wife

Married

50

1831

Lancashire, England

William

Kay

Son

Single

27

1854

Goosnargh, Lancashire, England

John

Kay

Son

Single

26

1855

Goosnargh, Lancashire, England

James

Kay

Son

Single

23

1858

Goosnargh, Lancashire, England

George

Kay

Son

Single

21

1860

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Kay

Son

Single

13

1868

Goosnargh, Lancashire, England

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