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Household of William Kay (born 1818)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, Fife, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kay, born in 1818 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christina Kay, born in 1807 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1842 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and Betsy (born 1845 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Christina (born 1868 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and William's Servant, William (born 1816 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).


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William Kay's household

Male

William

Kay

Head
Female

Christina

Kay

Wife
Female

Mary

Beckett

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Daud

Daughter
Female

Christina

Gourlay

Granddaughter
Male

William

Daud

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kay

Head

Married

63

1818

England

Christina

Kay

Wife

Married

74

1807

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Beckett

Daughter

Widow

39

1842

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Betsy

Daud

Daughter

Unmarried

36

1845

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Gourlay

Granddaughter

-

13

1868

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

William

Daud

Servant

Widower

65

1816

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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