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Household of William Kay (born 1837, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kay, born in 1837 in Kettle, Fife, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Kay, born in 1847 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Philip, born in 1867 in Davidson's Mains, Midlothian, Scotland.


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William Kay's household

Male

William

Kay

Head
Female

Jane

Kay

Wife
Female

Margaret

Kay

Daughter
Female

Jane

Kay

Daughter
Male

William

Kay

Son
Female

Janet

Kay

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Kay

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Kay

Daughter
Female

Mary

Philip

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kay

Head

Married

44

1837

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Kay

Wife

Married

34

1847

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Kay

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Kay

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Kay

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Kay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Kay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Kay

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Philip

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Davidson's Mains, Midlothian, Scotland

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