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Household of Abraham Jay (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England

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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.

Abraham Jay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Jay, born in 1836 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Mary A Jay, born in 1839 in Congresbury, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1863 in Walton in Gordano, Somerset, England), Harry P (born 1872 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Rose M (born 1877 in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England), Arthur A (born 1880 in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1874 in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Abraham's Lodger, Isaac (born 1856 in Uphill, Somerset, England) and Abraham's Lodger, Benjamin (born 1861 in Wedmore, Somerset, England).


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Abraham Jay's household

Male

Abraham

Jay

Head
Female

Mary A

Jay

Wife
Male

Charles

Jay

Son
Male

Harry P

Jay

Son
Female

Rose M

Jay

Daughter
Male

Arthur A

Jay

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Jay

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Way

Lodger
Male

Benjamin

Stone

Lodger
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Jay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Jay

Head

Married

45

1836

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Jay

Wife

Married

42

1839

Congresbury, Somerset, England

Charles

Jay

Son

Single

18

1863

Walton in Gordano, Somerset, England

Harry P

Jay

Son

Single

9

1872

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Rose M

Jay

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Clifton, Gloucestershire, England

Arthur A

Jay

Son

Single

1

1880

Clifton, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Jay

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Clifton, Gloucestershire, England

Isaac

Way

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Uphill, Somerset, England

Benjamin

Stone

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Wedmore, Somerset, England

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