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Household of James Kay (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Kay, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Daniel (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Benjamin (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Jane McKaig, born in 1809 in Peeblesshire, Scotland.


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James Kay's household

Male

James

Kay

Head
Female

Jane

Kay

Wife
Male

James

Kay

Son
Male

John

Kay

Son
Male

Robert

Kay

Son
Male

Daniel

Kay

Son
Male

Joseph

Kay

Son
Male

Benjamin

Kay

Son
Female

Jane

McKaig

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kay

Head

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Kay

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Kay

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Kay

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Kay

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Daniel

Kay

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Kay

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Benjamin

Kay

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McKaig

Mother-In-Law

Widow

72

1809

Peeblesshire, Scotland

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