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Household of James Kay (born 1824, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dolphinton, 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 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kay, born in 1824 in Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Kay, born in 1840 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1869 in Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1871 in Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother, William (born 1809 in Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Donald (born 1860 in City, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Servant, Richard (born 1861 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, James (born 1863 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), James's Servant, David (born 1867 in Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1855 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Isabella (born 1863 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Margaret (born 1865 in Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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James Kay's household
James
Kay
Head
Jane
Kay
Wife
Jane
Kay
Daughter
John
Kay
Son
William
Kay
Brother
Donald
McDonald
Servant
Richard
Lithgow
Servant
James
Hogg
Servant
David
Frier
Servant
Mary
Walker
Servant
Isabella
Graham
Servant
Margaret
Caldwell
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Kay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Kay | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Kay | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Kay | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Kay | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Kay | Brother | Unmarried | 72 | 1809 | Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Donald | McDonald | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | City, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Richard | Lithgow | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Hogg | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
David | Frier | Servant | - | 14 | 1867 | Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Walker | Servant | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Graham | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Caldwell | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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