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Household of Emma Jay (born 1842, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Boston, Lincolnshire, 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.

Emma Jay and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Emma Jay, born in 1842 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, consisted of 5 members. Emma was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Mary Ann (born 1868 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England), Emma (born 1870 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England) and Alice Susan (born 1873 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Emma's Lodger, John Wm Cocks, born in 1843 in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England.


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Emma Jay's household

Female

Emma

Jay

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Jay

Daughter
Female

Emma

Jay

Daughter
Female

Alice Susan

Jay

Daughter
Male

John Wm

Cocks

Lodger
First name(s) Emma
Last name Jay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Emma

Jay

Head

Widow

39

1842

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Mary Ann

Jay

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Emma

Jay

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Alice Susan

Jay

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

John Wm

Cocks

Lodger

Widower

38

1843

Spalding, Lincolnshire, England

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