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Household of William Kay (born 1834, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, 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.

William Kay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kay, born in 1834 in Ellesmere, Shropshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Thomas H (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Frederick (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Lucy F (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Elizabeth Jones, born in 1831 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England.


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William Kay's household

Male

William

Kay

Head
Male

Thomas H

Kay

Son
Female

Mary

Kay

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Kay

Son
Female

Lucy F

Kay

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Jones

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ellesmere, Shropshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kay

Head

Widower

47

1834

Ellesmere, Shropshire, England

Thomas H

Kay

Son

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Kay

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Kay

Son

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Lucy F

Kay

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Jones

Servant

Widow

50

1831

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

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