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Household of Edmund Lye (born 1820, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, Somerset, 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.

Edmund Lye and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edmund Lye, born in 1820 in Butleigh, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Edmund was the head of the household, married to Ellen Lye, born in 1835 in Cork, Ireland. They had 6 children; James (born 1863 in Butleigh, Somerset, England), Mary Jane (born 1866 in Butleigh, Somerset, England), Alice (born 1869 in Butleigh, Somerset, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Butleigh, Somerset, England), George (born 1876 in Butleigh, Somerset, England) and Richard (born 1861 in Ireland).


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Edmund Lye's household

Male

Edmund

Lye

Head
Female

Ellen

Lye

Wife
Male

James

Lye

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Lye

Daughter
Female

Alice

Lye

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Lye

Daughter
Male

George

Lye

Son
Male

Richard

Lye

Son
First name(s) Edmund
Last name Lye
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Butleigh, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edmund

Lye

Head

Married

61

1820

Butleigh, Somerset, England

Ellen

Lye

Wife

Married

46

1835

Cork, Ireland

James

Lye

Son

Single

18

1863

Butleigh, Somerset, England

Mary Jane

Lye

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Butleigh, Somerset, England

Alice

Lye

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Butleigh, Somerset, England

Ellen

Lye

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Butleigh, Somerset, England

George

Lye

Son

Single

5

1876

Butleigh, Somerset, England

Richard

Lye

Son

Single

20

1861

Ireland

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