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Household of Josiah Kay (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Josiah Kay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Kay, born in 1836 in Prestwich, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Lucy Kay, born in 1835 in Thetford, Norfolk, England. They had 7 children; Mary E (born 1862 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1865 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), William (born 1867 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1870 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1872 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), David (born 1874 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England) and Lucy (born 1876 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Lodger, John Hopkinson, born in 1840 in Bury, Lancashire, England.


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Josiah Kay's household

Male

Josiah

Kay

Head
Female

Lucy

Kay

Wife
Female

Mary E

Kay

Daughter
Female

Emily

Kay

Daughter
Male

William

Kay

Son
Female

Annie

Kay

Daughter
Female

Clara

Kay

Daughter
Male

David

Kay

Son
Female

Lucy

Kay

Daughter
Male

John

Hopkinson

Lodger
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Kay

Head

Married

45

1836

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Kay

Wife

Married

46

1835

Thetford, Norfolk, England

Mary E

Kay

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Emily

Kay

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

William

Kay

Son

Single

14

1867

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Annie

Kay

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Clara

Kay

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

David

Kay

Son

Single

7

1874

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Kay

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

John

Hopkinson

Lodger

Widower

41

1840

Bury, Lancashire, England

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