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Household of James Kay (born 1853, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Biggar, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kay, born in 1853 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Kay, born in 1857 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1876 in Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1878 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Kay's household

Male

James

Kay

Head
Female

Margaret

Kay

Wife
Male

William

Kay

Son
Male

Donald

Kay

Son
Female

Margaret

Kay

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kay

Head

Married

28

1853

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Kay

Wife

Married

24

1857

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

William

Kay

Son

-

5

1876

Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Donald

Kay

Son

-

3

1878

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Kay

Daughter

-

0

1881

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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