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Household of William Kay (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 1855 in Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Kay, born in 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1875 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Ebenezer (born 1878 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Mary (born 1861 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and William's Brother, Miles (born 1865 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).


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William Kay's household

Male

William

Kay

Head
Female

Ann

Kay

Wife
Male

James

Kay

Son
Male

Ebenezer

Kay

Son
Female

Mary

Holt

Sister
Male

Miles

Holt

Brother
First name(s) William
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kay

Head

Married

26

1855

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Ann

Kay

Wife

Married

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Kay

Son

Single

6

1875

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Ebenezer

Kay

Son

Single

3

1878

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mary

Holt

Sister

Married

20

1861

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Miles

Holt

Brother

Married

16

1865

Darwen, Lancashire, England

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