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Household of Matthew Kay (born 1856, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Matthew Kay and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Kay, born in 1856 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Eliza Kay, born in 1854 in Selby, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; John, born 1880 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Servant, Emily Walker, born in 1866 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England.


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Matthew Kay's household

Male

Matthew

Kay

Head
Female

Eliza

Kay

Wife
Male

John

Kay

Son
Female

Emily

Walker

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Kay

Head

Married

25

1856

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Kay

Wife

Married

27

1854

Selby, Yorkshire, England

John

Kay

Son

Single

1

1880

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Walker

Servant

Single

15

1866

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

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