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Household of William Kay (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kay, born in 1842 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Kay, born in 1846 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Arthur W (born 1874 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Matilda (born 1875 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1879 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England).


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William Kay's household

Male

William

Kay

Head
Female

Ellen

Kay

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Kay

Daughter
Male

Arthur W

Kay

Son
Female

Matilda

Kay

Daughter
Female

Ann

Kay

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Kay

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kay

Head

Married

39

1842

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Kay

Wife

Married

35

1846

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Kay

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur W

Kay

Son

Single

7

1874

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Matilda

Kay

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Kay

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Kay

Son

Single

0

1881

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

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