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Household of John Kay (born 1816, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kay, born in 1816 in Upholland, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Kay, born in 1817 in Upholland, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1861 in Upholland, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, William (born 1854 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), John's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1870 in Upholland, Lancashire, England) and John's Gson, James Ambrose (born 1881 in Upholland, Lancashire, England).


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John Kay's household

Male

John

Kay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Kay

Wife
Female

Mary

Kay

Daughter
Male

William

Fairclough

Step Son
Female

Margaret

Fairclough

Step Daughter
Male

James Ambrose

Kay

Gson
First name(s) John
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Upholland, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kay

Head

Married

65

1816

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Kay

Wife

Married

64

1817

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Mary

Kay

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Upholland, Lancashire, England

William

Fairclough

Step Son

Single

27

1854

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Fairclough

Step Daughter

Single

11

1870

Upholland, Lancashire, England

James Ambrose

Kay

Gson

Single

0

1881

Upholland, Lancashire, England

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