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Household of William Kay (born 1850, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kay, born in 1850 in Poplar, Middlesex, consisted of 14 members. William was the head of the household, married to Esther Kay, born in 1851 in Dagenham, Essex, England. They had 10 children; Ada E (born 1870 in Dagenham, Essex, England), William (born 1872 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), James (born 1874 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Robert Hr (born 1877 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Martha S (born 1878 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Alice M (born 1881 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Louisa S (born 1875 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Ann M (born 1877 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Alice E (born 1879 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Charlotte (born 1880 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger Head, Richard Willing, born in 1850 in Wales.


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William Kay's household

Male

William

Kay

Head
Female

Esther

Kay

Wife
Female

Ada E

Kay

Daughter
Male

William

Kay

Son
Male

James

Kay

Son
Male

Robert Hr

Kay

Son
Female

Martha S

Kay

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Kay

Daughter
Male

Richard

Willing

Lodger Head
Female

Sarah

Willing

Wife
Female

Louisa S

Willing

Daughter
Female

Ann M

Willing

Daughter
Female

Alice E

Willing

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Willing

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Poplar, Middlesex, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kay

Head

Married

31

1850

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Esther

Kay

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dagenham, Essex, England

Ada E

Kay

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Dagenham, Essex, England

William

Kay

Son

Single

9

1872

Poplar, Middlesex, England

James

Kay

Son

Single

7

1874

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Robert Hr

Kay

Son

Single

4

1877

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Martha S

Kay

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Alice M

Kay

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Richard

Willing

Lodger Head

Married

31

1850

Wales

Sarah

Willing

Wife

Married

28

1853

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Louisa S

Willing

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Ann M

Willing

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Alice E

Willing

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Willing

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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