Robert
Kay
Born in Sprowston, Norfolk, England
Ancestors 
Son of John Kay
and Keziah (Chilvers) Kay
Brother of
John Kay, Ann (Kay) Haslam, Arthur Kay, Kezia Kay, James Kay, Henry Kay, Martha Kay [half] and Fanny Kay [half]
Husband of
Martha (Pilkington) Kay
— married
17 Sep 1870 in Astley-Bridge, Lancashire, England
Descendants 
Died
at about age 67
in Bolton, Lancashire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Apr 2016
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Biography
According to the 1851 census Robert is 11 and working as a Piecer Of Cotton Spinner.
- Marriage: 17 Sep 1870 St Paul, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire, England
- Robert Kay - 30, Spinner, Widower, Sharples. Martha Waddington - 28, Widow, Sharples. Groom's Father: John Kay, Weaver. Bride's Father: John Pilkington, Pawnbroker. Witness: Thomas Robert Hilton?; Margaret Pilkington. Married by Banns by: Frederick Brindley, Vicar. Register: Marriages 1848 - 1879, Page 144, Entry 287. Source: LDS Film 2148103.
In 1871 Robert is married and living on 30 Middle street, Sharples, Lancashire. He is 31 and working as an Operative Spinner. His wife, Martha Kay, is 28. Children in the household include: Ann Kay, 6, and Henry Kay, 4. The census suggests that Martha was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England.
In 1881 Robert and his family are living on 11 Long Row Bank Top, Sharples, Lancashire. He is still working as a Operative Cotton Spinner. Martha Kay, is wife, is 38. Children in the household include: Ann Kay, 16; Henry Kay, 14; John Kay , 9; Arthur Kay, 6; Lydia Jane Kay, 4. Also in residence is Jane Pilkington, 67, his mother-in-law, and Robert Kay, 18, his nephew.
The 1891 census shows Robert and his family still living in Sharples on 11 Long Row Bank Top street. At the age of 51 he is still working as a Cotton Spinner. Martha is 48 and children in the household include: Ann Kay, 26; Henry Kay, 24; Arthur Kay, 16; Lydia J Kay, 14.
By 1901 children in the household include: Lydia J Kay, 24; Emma Kay, 22, Robert's daughter-in-law, and his grand-daughter, Emma Kay, 1.
- Burial: 8 Jan 1907 Christ Church, Walmsley, Lancashire, England
- Robert Kay - Age: 66. Abode: Bolton. Buried by: R.W Balleine Asst. Curate S. Pauls Astley Bridge. Register: Burials 1904 - 1923, Page 31, Entry 242. Source: Register at Manchester Library
Sources
- 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
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