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Household of William Kay (born 1844, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 1844 in Thursby, Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice A Kay, born in 1852 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1874 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1876 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1880 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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William Kay's household

Male

William

Kay

Head
Female

Alice A

Kay

Wife
Male

Joseph

Kay

Son
Female

Mary A

Kay

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Kay

Daughter
Female

Jane

Kay

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Thursby, Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kay

Head

Married

37

1844

Thursby, Cumberland, England

Alice A

Kay

Wife

Married

29

1852

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Kay

Son

Single

7

1874

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Kay

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Kay

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Jane

Kay

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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