The Kay Family Association UK

Cheshire in 1841

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This map is based on an analysis of Kays in the 1841 census for Cheshire. Because of the numbers involved, we haven’t taken the level of detail below the traditional hundreds, but the parish level analysis later gives an idea of where the Kays were to be found – in the north of the hundred of Macclesfield, just across the border from Lancashire. For more information on what’s being displayed, see What's shown.

Boundaries based on data from GENUKI
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Colours vary with the actual figures. The above are simply a guide.
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Kays in census
Adjusted by area
Per 50000 of population
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To see more detail of the parishes with the most Kays, click here

This table shows the parishes with the most Kays. The three columns of figures give respectively the number of Kays, the total number of people in the township, and the number of Kays per 50,000 people in the population. Figures in brackets are the number of households. Click on the link under this table to close it.

Parish
Hundred
Kays
Total
Per 50000
Stockport
Macclesfield
136 (25)
25530 (4620)
266
Mottram in Longdon Dale
Macclesfield
47 (6)
6074 (1018)
387
Weaverham
Eddisbury
25 (5)
1288 (269)
970
Sandbach
Northwich
22 (5)
3073 (576)
358
Prestbury
Macclesfield
18 (2)
2515 (512)
358
Bidston
Wirral
17 (4)
3062 (492)
278
Cheadle
Macclesfield
15 (2)
2555 (470)
294
Warmingham
Northwich
12 (2)
1167 (216)
514
Bebington
Wirral
11 (2)
2396 (367)
230
Great Budworth
Northwich
9 (2)
1806 (364)
249

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The Different Spellings

Cheshire had a much wider range of spellings of the name Kay than the other counties to the south of Lancashire and Yorkshire. It has to be assumed that this was caused by its proximity to Manchester and Liverpool where we have seen the same mix (see Lancashire in 1841). You can see this range in the map whose link follows. The preponderence of ‘Kay’ in Macclesfield and ‘Key’ elsewhere is worthy of note, we think – possibly a further example of that band of Keys we’ve identified in The Different Spellings across the country to the south of Yorkshire and Lancashire.

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On this map, we’re showing the distribution of the spellings as it relates to the number of Kays in a hundred rather than the total population. Select the spelling that interests you. and hover over a hundred to see the percentage; for example, select Kay and hover over Macclesfield to see that 87.8% of Kays in Macclesfield used that spelling.
Boundaries based on data from GENUKI
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