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Household of John Kay (born 1841, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kay, born in 1841 in Heywood, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Kay, born in 1841 in Heaton Park, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Moses (born 1868 in Heywood, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1875 in Heywood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Adopted Daughter, Alice Yates, born in 1859 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England.


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John Kay's household

Male

John

Kay

Head
Female

Mary

Kay

Wife
Male

Moses

Kay

Son
Female

Ellen

Kay

Daughter
Female

Alice

Yates

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Heywood, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kay

Head

Married

40

1841

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Mary

Kay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Heaton Park, Lancashire, England

Moses

Kay

Son

Single

13

1868

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Kay

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Alice

Yates

Adopted Daughter

Single

22

1859

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

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