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Household of Helen Ley (born 1806, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, Devon, 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.

Helen Ley and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Helen Ley, born in 1806 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 12 members. Helen was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Helen, born 1837 in Bideford, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Helen's Boarder, Eliza (born 1859 in St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England), Helen's Boarder, Elizabeth A (born 1866 in St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England), Helen's Boarder, Nellie (born 1867 in Ilminster, Somerset, England), Helen's Boarder, Annie (born 1868 in Leamington, Warwickshire, England), Helen's Boarder, Alice B (born 1868 in Devon, England), Helen's Boarder, Frances E (born 1870 in Dover, Kent, England), Helen's Boarder, Anna H (born 1872 in London, Middlesex, England), Helen's Boarder, Henry L W (born 1871 in India), Helen's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1853 in Dolton, Devon, England) and Helen's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1859 in Alwington, Devon, England).


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Helen Ley's household

Female

Helen

Ley

Head
Female

Helen

Ley

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Vodden

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth A

Vodden

Boarder
Female

Nellie

Vincent

Boarder
Female

Annie

Grenning

Boarder
Female

Alice B

Crary

Boarder
Female

Frances E

Cowell

Boarder
Female

Anna H

Miller

Boarder
Male

Henry L W

Ellis

Boarder
Female

Mary Ann

Lethbridge

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Lee

Servant
First name(s) Helen
Last name Ley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Helen

Ley

Head

Widow

75

1806

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Helen

Ley

Daughter

Single

44

1837

Bideford, Devon, England

Eliza

Vodden

Boarder

Single

22

1859

St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

Elizabeth A

Vodden

Boarder

Single

15

1866

St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

Nellie

Vincent

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Ilminster, Somerset, England

Annie

Grenning

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Leamington, Warwickshire, England

Alice B

Crary

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Devon, England

Frances E

Cowell

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Dover, Kent, England

Anna H

Miller

Boarder

Single

9

1872

London, Middlesex, England

Henry L W

Ellis

Boarder

Single

10

1871

India

Mary Ann

Lethbridge

Servant

Single

28

1853

Dolton, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Lee

Servant

Single

22

1859

Alwington, Devon, England

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