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Household of Simon Kay (born 1847, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

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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.

Simon Kay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Simon Kay, born in 1847 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Simon was the head of the household, married to Isabella Kay, born in 1849 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Simon (born 1868 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1870 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Jannet (born 1877 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Jemima (born 1879 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Simon Kay's household

Male

Simon

Kay

Head
Female

Isabella

Kay

Wife
Male

Simon

Kay

Son
Female

Isabella

Kay

Daughter
Female

Jannet

Kay

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Kay

Daughter
Male

Robert

Kay

Son
First name(s) Simon
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Simon

Kay

Head

Married

34

1847

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Kay

Wife

Married

32

1849

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Simon

Kay

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Kay

Daughter

-

11

1870

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Jannet

Kay

Daughter

-

4

1877

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Jemima

Kay

Daughter

-

2

1879

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Kay

Son

-

0

1881

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

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