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Household of William Kay (born 1851, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochford, Essex, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kay, born in 1851 in Southend, Essex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Anna M Kay, born in 1846 in Epney, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Charles W (born 1876 in Southend, Essex, England), Minnie (born 1879 in Southend, Essex, England) and William (born 1881 in Southend, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Harriet (born 1864 in Foulness, Essex, England), William's Boarder, Robert (born 1826 in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England) and William's Boarder, Sarah (born 1848 in Selby, Yorkshire, England).


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William Kay's household

Male

William

Kay

Head
Female

Anna M

Kay

Wife
Male

Charles W

Kay

Son
Female

Minnie

Kay

Daughter
Male

William

Kay

Son
Female

Harriet

Belton

Servant
Male

Robert

Hooper

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Hoope

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Southend, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kay

Head

Married

30

1851

Southend, Essex, England

Anna M

Kay

Wife

Married

35

1846

Epney, Gloucestershire, England

Charles W

Kay

Son

Single

5

1876

Southend, Essex, England

Minnie

Kay

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Southend, Essex, England

William

Kay

Son

Single

0

1881

Southend, Essex, England

Harriet

Belton

Servant

Single

17

1864

Foulness, Essex, England

Robert

Hooper

Boarder

Married

55

1826

Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Sarah

Hoope

Boarder

Married

33

1848

Selby, Yorkshire, England

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