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Household of Robert Kay (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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.

Robert Kay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Kay, born in 1845 in Escrick, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Emma Kay, born in 1847 in Snaith, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas J (born 1870 in York, Yorkshire, England), Emma L (born 1872 in York, Yorkshire, England), William A (born 1873 in York, Yorkshire, England), George E (born 1875 in York, Yorkshire, England), Nancy H (born 1876 in York, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1878 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Alfred K (born 1880 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Mary J Walls, born in 1864 in Nun Monkton, Yorkshire, England.


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Robert Kay's household

Male

Robert

Kay

Head
Female

Emma

Kay

Wife
Male

Thomas J

Kay

Son
Female

Emma L

Kay

Daughter
Male

William A

Kay

Son
Male

George E

Kay

Son
Female

Nancy H

Kay

Daughter
Female

Annie

Kay

Daughter
Male

Alfred K

Kay

Son
Female

Mary J

Walls

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Escrick, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Kay

Head

Married

36

1845

Escrick, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Kay

Wife

Married

34

1847

Snaith, Yorkshire, England

Thomas J

Kay

Son

Single

11

1870

York, Yorkshire, England

Emma L

Kay

Daughter

Single

9

1872

York, Yorkshire, England

William A

Kay

Son

Single

8

1873

York, Yorkshire, England

George E

Kay

Son

Single

6

1875

York, Yorkshire, England

Nancy H

Kay

Daughter

Single

5

1876

York, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Kay

Daughter

Single

3

1878

York, Yorkshire, England

Alfred K

Kay

Son

Single

1

1880

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Walls

Servant

Single

17

1864

Nun Monkton, Yorkshire, England

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