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Household of John Kay (born 1846, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 1846 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Kay, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Kay's household

Male

John

Kay

Head
Female

Janet

Kay

Wife
Female

Ann

Kay

Daughter
Male

George

Kay

Son
Male

John

Kay

Son
Male

David

Kay

Son
Female

Janet

Kay

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kay

Head

Married

35

1846

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Kay

Wife

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Kay

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Kay

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Kay

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Kay

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Kay

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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