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Household of James Kay (born 1824)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mearns, Renfrewshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kay, born in 1824 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Kay, born in 1824 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1860 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1872 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Niece, Isabella (born 1851 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Thomas (born 1857 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, John (born 1868 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Kay's household

Male

James

Kay

Head
Female

Mary

Kay

Wife
Female

Jane

Kay

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Kay

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Cunningham

Niece
Male

Thomas

McCulloch

Boarder
Male

John

Dempster

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kay

Head

Married

57

1824

England

Mary

Kay

Wife

Married

57

1824

Ireland

Jane

Kay

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

Kay

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Cunningham

Niece

Unmarried

30

1851

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Thomas

McCulloch

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Dempster

Boarder

-

13

1868

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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