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Household of William Kay (born 1842)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kay, born in 1842 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rachel Kay, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 5 children; James (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Kay's household

Male

William

Kay

Head
Female

Rachel

Kay

Wife
Male

James

Kay

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Kay

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Kay

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Kay

Daughter
Female

Andrew

Kay

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

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

Ireland

Rachel

Kay

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

James

Kay

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Kay

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Kay

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Kay

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Kay

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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