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Household of John W Kay (born 1854, Yorkshire)

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 W Kay and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Kay, born in 1854 in Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Mary Kay, born in 1857 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Sister In Law, Frances (born 1862 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John W's Boarder, Elizabeth H (born 1864 in Guildford, Surrey, England) and John W's Boarder, Alice (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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John W Kay's household

Male

John W

Kay

Head
Female

Mary

Kay

Wife
Female

Frances

Meers

Sister In Law
Female

Elizabeth H

Brown

Boarder
Female

Alice

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) John W
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Kay

Head

Married

27

1854

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Kay

Wife

Married

24

1857

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Frances

Meers

Sister In Law

Single

19

1862

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth H

Brown

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Guildford, Surrey, England

Alice

Brown

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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