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Household of John Kay (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kay, born in 1840 in Warrington, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Kay, born in 1842 in Warrington, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John Thos (born 1867 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), James (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1878 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Albert Edwd (born 1881 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1866 in Warrington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, Isaac (born 1852 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Philip (born 1853 in Ireland), John's Visitor, William (born 1857 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and John's Visitor, Edward (born 1857 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).


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John Kay's household

Male

John

Kay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Kay

Wife
Male

John Thos

Kay

Son
Male

James

Kay

Son
Male

Richard

Kay

Son
Male

Albert Edwd

Kay

Son
Female

Emily

Kay

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Smith

Nephew
Male

Philip

Smith

Boarder
Male

William

Parnell

Visitor
Male

Edward

Gully

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Warrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kay

Head

Married

41

1840

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Kay

Wife

Married

39

1842

Warrington, Lancashire, England

John Thos

Kay

Son

Single

14

1867

Warrington, Lancashire, England

James

Kay

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Richard

Kay

Son

Single

3

1878

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Albert Edwd

Kay

Son

Single

0

1881

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Emily

Kay

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Isaac

Smith

Nephew

Single

29

1852

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Philip

Smith

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Ireland

William

Parnell

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Edward

Gully

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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