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Household of William Kay (born 1828, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kay, born in 1828 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Kay, born in 1832 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Willis (born 1858 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1866 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England), Bedford (born 1869 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1871 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1872 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England) and Harvey (born 1875 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England).


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William Kay's household

Male

William

Kay

Head
Female

Ann

Kay

Wife
Male

Willis

Kay

Son
Male

Joseph

Kay

Son
Male

Bedford

Kay

Son
Male

Fred

Kay

Son
Female

Florence

Kay

Daughter
Male

Harvey

Kay

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kay

Head

Married

53

1828

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Kay

Wife

Married

49

1832

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Willis

Kay

Son

Single

23

1858

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Kay

Son

Single

15

1866

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Bedford

Kay

Son

Single

12

1869

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Kay

Son

Single

10

1871

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Kay

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Harvey

Kay

Son

Single

6

1875

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

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