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Household of Robert Kay (born 1840, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Robert Kay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Kay, born in 1840 in Sprowston, Norfolk, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Martha Kay, born in 1843 in Little Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1865 in Little Bolton, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1867 in Sharples, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Sharples, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1875 in Sharples, Lancashire, England) and Lydia Jane (born 1877 in Sharples, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1814 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Robert's Nephew, Robert (born 1863 in Sharples, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Kay's household

Male

Robert

Kay

Head
Female

Martha

Kay

Wife
Female

Ann

Kay

Daughter
Male

Henry

Kay

Son
Male

John

Kay

Son
Male

Arthur

Kay

Son
Female

Lydia Jane

Kay

Daughter
Female

Jane

Pilkington

Mother In Law
Male

Robert

Kay

Nephew
First name(s) Robert
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Sprowston, Norfolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Kay

Head

Married

41

1840

Sprowston, Norfolk, England

Martha

Kay

Wife

Married

38

1843

Little Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Kay

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Little Bolton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Kay

Son

Single

14

1867

Sharples, Lancashire, England

John

Kay

Son

Single

9

1872

Sharples, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Kay

Son

Single

6

1875

Sharples, Lancashire, England

Lydia Jane

Kay

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sharples, Lancashire, England

Jane

Pilkington

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Robert

Kay

Nephew

Single

18

1863

Sharples, Lancashire, England

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