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Household of John Kay (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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.

John Kay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kay, born in 1848 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Kay, born in 1850 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Emma (born 1871 in Bootle, Lancashire, England) and Rachel (born 1875 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, David (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, Susannah (born 1845 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, George (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, Ellen (born 1869 in Bootle, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, Harriet (born 1870 in Bootle, Lancashire, England).


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John Kay's household

Male

John

Kay

Head
Female

Ellen

Kay

Wife
Female

Emma

Kay

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Kay

Daughter
Male

David

Graham

Lodger
Female

Susannah

Moorhouse

Lodger
Male

George

Moorhouse

Lodger
Female

Ellen

Moorhouse

Lodger
Female

Harriet

Moorhouse

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kay

Head

Married

33

1848

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Kay

Wife

Married

31

1850

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emma

Kay

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Kay

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

David

Graham

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Moorhouse

Lodger

Widow

36

1845

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George

Moorhouse

Lodger

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Moorhouse

Lodger

Single

12

1869

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Moorhouse

Lodger

Single

11

1870

Bootle, Lancashire, England

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