Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Robert Kay (born 1817, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Robert Kay and 14 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Kay, born in 1817 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 15 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen Kay, born in 1818 in Crawley, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Ada F (born 1878 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England), Charles (born 1876 in -), William (born 1878 in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England) and John (born 1879 in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Lodger, William (born 1820 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), Robert's Lodger Head, John (born 1853 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), Robert's Lodger Head, Edward (born 1841 in Leamington, Warwickshire, England), Robert's Lodger Head, Ann (born 1858 in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England), Robert's Lodger Head, Joseph (born 1841 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Robert's Lodger, Thomas (born 1859 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Robert Kay's household

Male

Robert

Kay

Head
Female

Ellen

Kay

Wife
Male

William

Smith

Lodger
Male

John

Cantell

Lodger Head
Female

Mary

Cantell

Wife
Female

Ada F

Cantell

Daughter
Male

Edward

Checkley

Lodger Head
Female

Mary

Checkley

Wife
Male

Charles

Checkley

Son
Female

Ann

Saunders

Lodger Head
Male

William

Saunders

Son
Male

John

Saunders

Son
Male

Joseph

Willdig

Lodger Head
Female

Annie

Willdig

Wife
Male

Thomas

Decor

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Kay

Head

Married

64

1817

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Kay

Wife

Married

63

1818

Crawley, Middlesex, England

William

Smith

Lodger

Single

61

1820

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

John

Cantell

Lodger Head

Married

28

1853

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Mary

Cantell

Wife

Married

28

1853

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Ada F

Cantell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Edward

Checkley

Lodger Head

Married

40

1841

Leamington, Warwickshire, England

Mary

Checkley

Wife

Married

42

1839

Preston, Lancashire, England

Charles

Checkley

Son

Single

5

1876

-

Ann

Saunders

Lodger Head

Married

23

1858

Bicester, Oxfordshire, England

William

Saunders

Son

Single

3

1878

Bicester, Oxfordshire, England

John

Saunders

Son

Single

2

1879

Bicester, Oxfordshire, England

Joseph

Willdig

Lodger Head

Married

40

1841

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Annie

Willdig

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cape, South Africa

Thomas

Decor

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Robert Kay in Oxford in 1881, and follow the Kay family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Robert Kay

We’ve found Robert Kay in 98 family trees. Find out more about Robert Kay's household and view the Kay family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census