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Household of William Kay (born 1838, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Kay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kay, born in 1838 in Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Kay, born in 1837 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1865 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1868 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), William (born 1870 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1872 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Walter (born 1874 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and Ernest (born 1876 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Caroline Buckley, born in 1821 in York, Yorkshire, England.


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William Kay's household

Male

William

Kay

Head
Female

Eliza

Kay

Wife
Female

Ann

Kay

Daughter
Female

Emma

Kay

Daughter
Male

William

Kay

Son
Male

Henry

Kay

Son
Male

Walter

Kay

Son
Male

Ernest

Kay

Son
Female

Caroline

Buckley

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kay

Head

Married

43

1838

Middlesex, England

Eliza

Kay

Wife

Married

44

1837

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Ann

Kay

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Emma

Kay

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

William

Kay

Son

Single

11

1870

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Henry

Kay

Son

Single

9

1872

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Walter

Kay

Son

Single

7

1874

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Ernest

Kay

Son

Single

5

1876

Islington, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Buckley

Lodger

Widow

60

1821

York, Yorkshire, England

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