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Household of George Ley (born 1850, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Ley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Ley, born in 1850 in Devon, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Ley, born in 1848 in Newent, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Rebecca (born 1875 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Walter (born 1877 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Thomas (born 1878 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Servant, Martha Owens, born in 1858 in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales.


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George Ley's household

Male

George

Ley

Head
Female

Rebecca

Ley

Wife
Female

Rebecca

Ley

Daughter
Male

Walter

Ley

Son
Male

Thomas

Ley

Son
Female

Martha

Owens

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Ley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Ley

Head

Married

31

1850

Devon, England

Rebecca

Ley

Wife

Married

33

1848

Newent, Gloucestershire, England

Rebecca

Ley

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Walter

Ley

Son

Single

4

1877

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Ley

Son

Single

3

1878

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Martha

Owens

Servant

Single

23

1858

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales

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