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Household of Robert Kay (born 1790, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Kay, born in 1790 in Easington, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Kay, born in 1811 in Grindon, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1839 in Hilton, Durham, England. They had 1 grandchild; John, born 1859 in Tunstall, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Lodger, John (born 1838 in Hetton, Durham, England) and Robert's Lodger, Robert (born 1852 in Ashington, Northumberland, England).


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Robert Kay's household

Male

Robert

Kay

Head
Female

Mary

Kay

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Davison

Daughter
Male

John

Chapman

Grand Son
Male

John

Matthews

Lodger
Male

Robert

Dodds

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 91
Birth year 1790
Birth place Easington, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Kay

Head

Married

91

1790

Easington, Durham, England

Mary

Kay

Wife

Married

70

1811

Grindon, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Davison

Daughter

Widow

42

1839

Hilton, Durham, England

John

Chapman

Grand Son

Single

22

1859

Tunstall, Durham, England

John

Matthews

Lodger

Single

43

1838

Hetton, Durham, England

Robert

Dodds

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Ashington, Northumberland, England

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