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Household of John Kay (born 1817, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 1817 in Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Kay, born in 1818 in Darwen, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William E (born 1855 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1861 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1859 in Dawley, Shropshire, England) and John's Servant, Mary I (born 1836 in Morton, Yorkshire, England).


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John Kay's household

Male

John

Kay

Head
Female

Ann

Kay

Wife
Male

William E

Kay

Son
Female

Sarah

Kay

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Bowen

Servant
Female

Mary I

Forte

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Darwen, 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

64

1817

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Ann

Kay

Wife

Married

63

1818

Darwen, Lancashire, England

William E

Kay

Son

Single

26

1855

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Kay

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Bowen

Servant

Single

22

1859

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Mary I

Forte

Servant

Single

45

1836

Morton, Yorkshire, England

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