Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Kay (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kay, born in 1841 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Kay, born in 1848 in Kent, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth Jane (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret Ann (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Wilhomena (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexandria (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Edith Mary (born 1880 in Jarrow, Durham, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Kay's household

Male

William

Kay

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Kay

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Kay

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ann

Kay

Daughter
Female

Wilhomena

Kay

Daughter
Female

Alexandria

Kay

Daughter
Female

Edith Mary

Kay

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kay

Head

Married

40

1841

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Kay

Wife

Married

33

1848

Kent, England

Elizabeth Jane

Kay

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret Ann

Kay

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Wilhomena

Kay

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexandria

Kay

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Edith Mary

Kay

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Jarrow, Durham, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Kay in Sunderland in 1881, and follow the Kay family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Kay

We’ve found William Kay in 479 family trees. Find out more about William Kay's household and view the Kay family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census