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Household of John Kay (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 1827 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Kay, born in 1828 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. They had 2 children; William H (born 1860 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1861 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Matilda, born 1880 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, James Reynolds, born in 1855 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England.


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John Kay's household

Male

John

Kay

Head
Female

Eliza

Kay

Wife
Male

William H

Kay

Son
Male

James

Reynolds

Son In Law
Female

Mary

Reynolds

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Reynolds

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Rochdale, 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

54

1827

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Kay

Wife

Married

53

1828

Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

William H

Kay

Son

Single

21

1860

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

James

Reynolds

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Mary

Reynolds

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Matilda

Reynolds

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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