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Household of George Lay (born 1836, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Witney, Oxfordshire, 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.

George Lay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Lay, born in 1836 in Sandborough, Oxfordshire, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lay, born in 1841 in Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, England. They had 8 children; Minnie (born 1866 in Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, England), Mary A (born 1869 in Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, England), Richard (born 1871 in Northleigh, Oxfordshire, England), William (born 1873 in Northleigh, Oxfordshire, England), Walter (born 1875 in Northleigh, Oxfordshire, England), Alice (born 1875 in Northleigh, Oxfordshire, England), Edward (born 1878 in Northleigh, Oxfordshire, England) and James H (born 1881 in Northleigh, Oxfordshire, England).


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George Lay's household

Male

George

Lay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lay

Wife
Female

Minnie

Lay

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Lay

Daughter
Male

Richard

Lay

Son
Male

William

Lay

Son
Male

Walter

Lay

Son
Female

Alice

Lay

Daughter
Male

Edward

Lay

Son
Male

James H

Lay

Son
First name(s) George
Last name Lay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Sandborough, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Lay

Head

Married

45

1836

Sandborough, Oxfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Lay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, England

Minnie

Lay

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, England

Mary A

Lay

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, England

Richard

Lay

Son

Single

10

1871

Northleigh, Oxfordshire, England

William

Lay

Son

Single

8

1873

Northleigh, Oxfordshire, England

Walter

Lay

Son

Single

6

1875

Northleigh, Oxfordshire, England

Alice

Lay

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Northleigh, Oxfordshire, England

Edward

Lay

Son

Single

3

1878

Northleigh, Oxfordshire, England

James H

Lay

Son

Single

0

1881

Northleigh, Oxfordshire, England

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