Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Charles Lay (born 1838, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Lay, born in 1838 in Highworth, Wiltshire, consisted of 7 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Emma Lay, born in 1843 in Poplar, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Harriet (born 1866 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Emma (born 1870 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Caroline (born 1872 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Ellen (born 1876 in -) and Alice (born 1878 in Plumstead, Kent, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Charles Lay's household

Male

Charles

Lay

Head
Female

Emma

Lay

Wife
Female

Harriet

Lay

Daughter
Female

Emma

Lay

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Lay

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Lay

Daughter
Female

Alice

Lay

Daughter
First name(s) Charles
Last name Lay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Highworth, Wiltshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Lay

Head

Married

43

1838

Highworth, Wiltshire, England

Emma

Lay

Wife

Married

38

1843

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Lay

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Plumstead, Kent, England

Emma

Lay

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Plumstead, Kent, England

Caroline

Lay

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Plumstead, Kent, England

Ellen

Lay

Daughter

Single

5

1876

-

Alice

Lay

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Plumstead, Kent, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Charles Lay in Woolwich in 1881, and follow the Lay family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Charles Lay

We’ve found Charles Lay in 599 family trees. Find out more about Charles Lay's household and view the Lay family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census