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Household of James Kay (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kay, born in 1840 in Yorkshire, consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Kay, born in 1842 in Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England. They had 11 children; Joseph (born 1860 in Yorkshire, England), Noah (born 1862 in Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1864 in Kilburn, Derbyshire, England), Ellen (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England), Harriett (born 1869 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England), William H (born 1872 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1877 in Holmes, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1876 in Holmes, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1878 in Holmes, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1880 in Holmes, Yorkshire, England) and Benjamin (born 1881 in Holmes, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, William A Sherman, born in 1865 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.


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James Kay's household

Male

James

Kay

Head
Female

Rebecca

Kay

Wife
Male

Joseph

Kay

Son
Male

Noah

Kay

Son
Female

Annie

Kay

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Kay

Daughter
Female

Harriett

Kay

Daughter
Male

William H

Kay

Son
Female

Jane

Kay

Daughter
Male

James

Kay

Son
Female

Alice

Kay

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Kay

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Kay

Son
Male

William A

Sherman

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kay

Head

Married

41

1840

Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Kay

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Kay

Son

Single

21

1860

Yorkshire, England

Noah

Kay

Son

Single

19

1862

Yorkshire, England

Annie

Kay

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Kilburn, Derbyshire, England

Ellen

Kay

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

Harriett

Kay

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

William H

Kay

Son

Single

9

1872

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Kay

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Holmes, Yorkshire, England

James

Kay

Son

Single

5

1876

Holmes, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Kay

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Holmes, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Kay

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Holmes, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Kay

Son

Single

0

1881

Holmes, Yorkshire, England

William A

Sherman

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

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