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Household of Edward Lait (born 1841, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, 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.

Edward Lait and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Lait, born in 1841 in Camberwell, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Emily Lait, born in 1844 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Ernest (born 1869 in Lewes, Sussex, England), Lilian (born 1870 in Lewes, Sussex, England), Kate (born 1872 in Lewes, Sussex, England), Arthur (born 1874 in Lewes, Sussex, England) and Jessica (born 1877 in Lewes, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Servant, Alice Garrett, born in 1864 in Lewes, Sussex, England.


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Edward Lait's household

Male

Edward

Lait

Head
Female

Emily

Lait

Wife
Male

Ernest

Lait

Son
Female

Lilian

Lait

Daughter
Female

Kate

Lait

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Lait

Son
Female

Jessica

Lait

Daughter
Female

Alice

Garrett

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Lait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Camberwell, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Lait

Head

Married

40

1841

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Emily

Lait

Wife

Married

37

1844

London, Middlesex, England

Ernest

Lait

Son

Single

12

1869

Lewes, Sussex, England

Lilian

Lait

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lewes, Sussex, England

Kate

Lait

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lewes, Sussex, England

Arthur

Lait

Son

Single

7

1874

Lewes, Sussex, England

Jessica

Lait

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lewes, Sussex, England

Alice

Garrett

Servant

Single

17

1864

Lewes, Sussex, England

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