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Household of John Kay (born 1839, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kay, born in 1839 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Kay, born in 1839 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Harry (born 1873 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Tom (born 1876 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1878 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Alice Booth, born in 1800 in Middleton, Lancashire, England.


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John Kay's household

Male

John

Kay

Head
Female

Sarah

Kay

Wife
Male

Harry

Kay

Son
Male

Tom

Kay

Son
Female

Ann

Kay

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Kay

Daughter
Female

Alice

Booth

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kay

Head

Married

42

1839

Bury, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Kay

Wife

Married

42

1839

Bury, Lancashire, England

Harry

Kay

Son

Single

8

1873

Bury, Lancashire, England

Tom

Kay

Son

Single

5

1876

Bury, Lancashire, England

Ann

Kay

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bury, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Kay

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bury, Lancashire, England

Alice

Booth

Mother In Law

Married

81

1800

Middleton, Lancashire, England

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