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Household of John Kay (born 1838, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 1838 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Kay, born in 1849 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Edwin (born 1875 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1877 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1879 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Alice (born 1819 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, Jane (born 1868 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland).


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John Kay's household

Male

John

Kay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Kay

Wife
Male

Edwin

Kay

Son
Female

Alice

Kay

Daughter
Female

Emily

Kay

Daughter
Female

Alice

Blair

Lodger
Female

Jane

McLean

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kay

Head

Married

43

1838

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Kay

Wife

Married

32

1849

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Kay

Son

Single

6

1875

Salford, Lancashire, England

Alice

Kay

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Salford, Lancashire, England

Emily

Kay

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Salford, Lancashire, England

Alice

Blair

Lodger

Single

62

1819

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Jane

McLean

Lodger

Single

13

1868

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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