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Household of Thomas Kay (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Kay, born in 1832 in Macclesfield, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Kay, born in 1827 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Mary Ann, born 1858 in Bury, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1802 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, James (born 1853 in Bollington, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Kay's household

Male

Thomas

Kay

Head
Female

Ellen

Kay

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Kay

Daughter
Female

Mary

Hamer

Mother In Law
Male

James

Tootill

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Macclesfield, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Kay

Head

Married

49

1832

Macclesfield, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Kay

Wife

Married

54

1827

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Kay

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary

Hamer

Mother In Law

Widow

79

1802

Bury, Lancashire, England

James

Tootill

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Bollington, Cheshire, England

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