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Household of Charles Lay (born 1820, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Charles Lay and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Lay, born in 1820 in Oxfordshire, consisted of 4 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Eliza Lay, born in 1820 in Stanstead, Hampshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Sister, Mary (born 1811 in Stanstead, Hampshire, England) and Charles's Lodger, James (born 1832 in Fareham, Hampshire, England).


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Charles Lay's household

Male

Charles

Lay

Head
Female

Eliza

Lay

Wife
Female

Mary

Thake

Sister
Male

James

James

Lodger
First name(s) Charles
Last name Lay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Oxfordshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Lay

Head

Married

61

1820

Oxfordshire, England

Eliza

Lay

Wife

Married

61

1820

Stanstead, Hampshire, England

Mary

Thake

Sister

Single

70

1811

Stanstead, Hampshire, England

James

James

Lodger

Single

49

1832

Fareham, Hampshire, England

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