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Household of John Kay (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 1837 in Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Kay, born in 1859 in Darwen, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah A (born 1859 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Nancy (born 1864 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Betty (born 1866 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1868 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1870 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1873 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).


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John Kay's household

Male

John

Kay

Head
Female

Sarah A

Kay

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Kay

Daughter
Female

Betty

Kay

Daughter
Female

Jane

Kay

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Kay

Daughter
Female

Martha

Kay

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Darwen, 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

44

1837

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Kay

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Kay

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Betty

Kay

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Jane

Kay

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Kay

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Martha

Kay

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Darwen, Lancashire, England

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