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Household of William Kay (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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 1837 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah E Kay, born in 1839 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; George (born 1857 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1861 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Ben (born 1866 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1873 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Walter (born 1876 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Alfred (born 1879 in Staffordshire, England).


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William Kay's household

Male

William

Kay

Head
Female

Sarah E

Kay

Wife
Male

George

Kay

Son
Male

John W

Kay

Son
Male

Charles

Kay

Son
Male

Ben

Kay

Son
Female

Mary A

Kay

Daughter
Male

Walter

Kay

Son
Male

Alfred

Kay

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kay

Head

Married

44

1837

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Kay

Wife

Married

42

1839

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

George

Kay

Son

Single

24

1857

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John W

Kay

Son

Single

20

1861

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Kay

Son

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ben

Kay

Son

Single

15

1866

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Kay

Daughter

Single

8

1873

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Walter

Kay

Son

Single

5

1876

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Alfred

Kay

Son

Single

2

1879

Staffordshire, England

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