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Household of William Kay (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kay, born in 1835 in Tottington, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Kay, born in 1834 in Tottington, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Charles (born 1863 in Tottington, Lancashire, England), Cyrus (born 1865 in Tottington, Lancashire, England), Deborah (born 1868 in Tottington, Lancashire, England), Betty (born 1870 in Tottington, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1873 in Tottington, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1875 in Tottington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Betty Hamer, born in 1798 in Tottington, Lancashire, England.


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William Kay's household

Male

William

Kay

Head
Female

Alice

Kay

Wife
Male

Charles

Kay

Son
Male

Cyrus

Kay

Son
Female

Deborah

Kay

Daughter
Female

Betty

Kay

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Kay

Daughter
Male

James

Kay

Son
Female

Betty

Hamer

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Tottington, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kay

Head

Married

46

1835

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Alice

Kay

Wife

Married

47

1834

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Charles

Kay

Son

Single

18

1863

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Cyrus

Kay

Son

Single

16

1865

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Deborah

Kay

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Betty

Kay

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Kay

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Tottington, Lancashire, England

James

Kay

Son

Single

6

1875

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Betty

Hamer

Mother In Law

Widow

83

1798

Tottington, Lancashire, England

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