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Household of Thomas Kay (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Kay, born in 1842 in Pendleton, Lancashire, consisted of 15 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Kay, born in 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1871 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1872 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Fanny (born 1874 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1875 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1877 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Edith (born 1879 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England) and Annie (born 1881 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Minnie (born 1865 in Hulme, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Servant, Harriet (born 1862 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Servant, Frederick (born 1860 in Ashley, Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Alfred (born 1865 in Crewe, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Kay's household

Male

Thomas

Kay

Head
Female

Sarah

Kay

Wife
Male

Thomas

Kay

Son
Female

Sarah

Kay

Daughter
Male

Charles

Kay

Son
Male

William

Kay

Son
Female

Fanny

Kay

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Kay

Son
Male

Ernest

Kay

Son
Female

Edith

Kay

Daughter
Female

Annie

Kay

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Layne

Servant
Female

Harriet

Holmes

Servant
Male

Frederick

Davenport

Servant
Male

Alfred

Billington

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Kay

Head

Married

39

1842

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Kay

Wife

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Kay

Son

Single

12

1869

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Kay

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Charles

Kay

Son

Single

10

1871

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

William

Kay

Son

Single

9

1872

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Kay

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Kay

Son

Single

6

1875

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Kay

Son

Single

4

1877

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Edith

Kay

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Annie

Kay

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Minnie

Layne

Servant

Single

16

1865

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Holmes

Servant

Single

19

1862

Salford, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Davenport

Servant

Single

21

1860

Ashley, Cheshire, England

Alfred

Billington

Servant

Single

16

1865

Crewe, Cheshire, England

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