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Household of Gilbert C Lay (born 1853, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Winchester, 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.

Gilbert C Lay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gilbert C Lay, born in 1853 in Winchester, Hampshire, consisted of 8 members. Gilbert C was the head of the household, married to Jane Lay, born in 1852 in Wiltshire, England. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1878 in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England), Gilbert (born 1879 in Winchester, Hampshire, England) and George (born 1880 in Winchester, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Gilbert C's Servant, Eliza (born 1865 in Worthy, Hampshire, England), Gilbert C's Lodger, Eliza H (born 1820 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Gilbert C's Lodger, Alice J (born 1863 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland).


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Gilbert C Lay's household

Male

Gilbert C

Lay

Head
Female

Jane

Lay

Wife
Female

Jane

Lay

Daughter
Male

Gilbert

Lay

Son
Male

George

Lay

Son
Female

Eliza

Lock

Servant
Female

Eliza H

Roberts

Lodger
Female

Alice J

Roberts

Lodger
First name(s) Gilbert C
Last name Lay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Winchester, Hampshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gilbert C

Lay

Head

Married

28

1853

Winchester, Hampshire, England

Jane

Lay

Wife

Married

29

1852

Wiltshire, England

Jane

Lay

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England

Gilbert

Lay

Son

Single

2

1879

Winchester, Hampshire, England

George

Lay

Son

Single

1

1880

Winchester, Hampshire, England

Eliza

Lock

Servant

Single

16

1865

Worthy, Hampshire, England

Eliza H

Roberts

Lodger

Widow

61

1820

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice J

Roberts

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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