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Household of William Kay (born 1809, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dolphinton, 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 1809 in Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Lillias Kay, born in 1811 in Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Walter (born 1852 in Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1851 in Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1853 in Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's -, Betsey (born 1865 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Niece, Helen (born 1855 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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William Kay's household

Male

William

Kay

Head
Female

Lillias

Kay

Wife
Male

Walter

Kay

Son
Male

William

Kay

Son
Male

Robert

Kay

Son
Female

Betsey

Finlayson

-
Female

Helen

Kay

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kay

Head

Married

72

1809

Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lillias

Kay

Wife

Married

70

1811

Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Kay

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Kay

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Kay

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Betsey

Finlayson

-

Unmarried

16

1865

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Kay

Niece

Unmarried

26

1855

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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