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Household of Thomas Kay (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Thomas Kay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Kay, born in 1848 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Kay, born in 1843 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Grace (born 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1880 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Stepson, Thomas (born 1866 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Thomas (born 1832 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Thomas's -, Deborah (born 1827 in Ireland), Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1863 in Ireland) and Thomas's Lodger, Peter (born 1810 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Kay's household

Male

Thomas

Kay

Head
Female

Margaret

Kay

Wife
Male

Thomas

Leyland

Stepson
Female

Mary A

Kay

Daughter
Female

Grace

Kay

Daughter
Male

William

Kay

Son
Male

Thomas

Gerrard

Lodger
Female

Deborah

Gerrard

-
Male

John

Carty

Lodger
Male

Peter

Marsh

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Kay

Head

Married

33

1848

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Kay

Wife

Married

38

1843

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Leyland

Stepson

Single

15

1866

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Kay

Daughter

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Grace

Kay

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Kay

Son

Single

1

1880

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Gerrard

Lodger

Married

49

1832

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Deborah

Gerrard

-

Married

54

1827

Ireland

John

Carty

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Ireland

Peter

Marsh

Lodger

Widower

71

1810

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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