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Household of Edward C Lay (born 1852, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochford, Essex, 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.

Edward C Lay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward C Lay, born in 1852 in Winchester, Hampshire, consisted of 8 members. Edward C was the head of the household, married to Katherine Lay, born in 1853 in Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Kathleen E (born 1876 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Edward J (born 1877 in Plumstead, Kent, England) and Arthur H (born 1879 in Great Wakering, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward C's Servant, Jane (born 1867 in Great Wakering, Essex, England), Edward C's -, William (born 1860 in Surrey, England) and Edward C's -, Henry Wm (born 1857 in Spain).


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Edward C Lay's household

Male

Edward C

Lay

Head
Female

Katherine

Lay

Wife
Female

Kathleen E

Lay

Daughter
Male

Edward J

Lay

Son
Male

Arthur H

Lay

Son
Female

Jane

Smith

Servant
Male

William

Robins

-
Male

Henry Wm

South

-
First name(s) Edward C
Last name Lay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Winchester, Hampshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward C

Lay

Head

Married

29

1852

Winchester, Hampshire, England

Katherine

Lay

Wife

Married

28

1853

Dorset, England

Kathleen E

Lay

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Plumstead, Kent, England

Edward J

Lay

Son

Single

4

1877

Plumstead, Kent, England

Arthur H

Lay

Son

Single

2

1879

Great Wakering, Essex, England

Jane

Smith

Servant

Single

14

1867

Great Wakering, Essex, England

William

Robins

-

Married

21

1860

Surrey, England

Henry Wm

South

-

Single

24

1857

Spain

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