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Household of Emily Lay (born 1850, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Marylebone, 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.

Emily Lay and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Emily Lay, born in 1850 in East Haddon, Northamptonshire, consisted of 5 members. Emily was the head of the household, married to Lewis Lay, born in 1873 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Lewis (born 1873 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), Edward (born 1875 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Sarah (born 1877 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Emily's Lodger, Kate Harper, born in 1857 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.


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Emily Lay's household

Female

Emily

Lay

Head
Male

Lewis

Lay

Son
Male

Edward

Lay

Son
Female

Sarah

Lay

Daughter
Female

Kate

Harper

Lodger
First name(s) Emily
Last name Lay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place East Haddon, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Emily

Lay

Head

Married

31

1850

East Haddon, Northamptonshire, England

Lewis

Lay

Son

Single

8

1873

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Edward

Lay

Son

Single

6

1875

City of London, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Lay

Daughter

Single

4

1877

City of London, Middlesex, England

Kate

Harper

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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