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Household of William Kay (born 1828, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kay, born in 1828 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Kay, born in 1851 in Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1878 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland) and James Joseph (born 1880 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Ritchie, born in 1860 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland.


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William Kay's household

Male

William

Kay

Head
Female

Isabella

Kay

Wife
Male

William

Kay

Son
Male

James Joseph

Kay

Son
Female

Mary

Ritchie

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kay

Head

Married

53

1828

Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Kay

Wife

Married

30

1851

Berwickshire, Scotland

William

Kay

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

James Joseph

Kay

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Ritchie

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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