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Household of William Kay (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kay, born in 1839 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Kay, born in 1836 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Alice, born 1862 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Nathaniel (born 1813 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and William's Lodger, Mary (born 1862 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England).


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William Kay's household

Male

William

Kay

Head
Female

Mary

Kay

Wife
Female

Alice

Horrocks

Daughter
Male

Nathaniel

Hunt

Lodger
Female

Mary

Crook

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kay

Head

Married

42

1839

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Kay

Wife

Married

45

1836

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Horrocks

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Nathaniel

Hunt

Lodger

Married

68

1813

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Crook

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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