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Household of Edwin M Fay (born 1842, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

Edwin M Fay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin M Fay, born in 1842 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, consisted of 10 members. Edwin M was the head of the household, married to Julia Fay, born in 1847 in Portsea, Hampshire, England. They had 6 children; Edwin E (born 1870 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Earnest H (born 1873 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Francis W (born 1875 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Julia B (born 1877 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Walter E (born 1879 in Portsea, Hampshire, England) and Sydney D (born 1880 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin M's Brother, William H (born 1850 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England) and Edwin M's Visitor, Harriet (born 1862 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).


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Edwin M Fay's household

Male

Edwin M

Fay

Head
Female

Julia

Fay

Wife
Male

Edwin E

Fay

Son
Male

Earnest H

Fay

Son
Male

Francis W

Fay

Son
Female

Julia B

Fay

Daughter
Male

Walter E

Fay

Son
Male

Sydney D

Fay

Son
Male

William H

Fay

Brother
Female

Harriet

Littlefield

Visitor
First name(s) Edwin M
Last name Fay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin M

Fay

Head

Married

39

1842

Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Julia

Fay

Wife

Married

34

1847

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Edwin E

Fay

Son

Single

11

1870

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Earnest H

Fay

Son

Single

8

1873

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Francis W

Fay

Son

Single

6

1875

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Julia B

Fay

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Walter E

Fay

Son

Single

2

1879

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Sydney D

Fay

Son

Single

1

1880

Portsea, Hampshire, England

William H

Fay

Brother

Single

31

1850

Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Harriet

Littlefield

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Portsea, Hampshire, England

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