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Household of Henry Jay (born 1849, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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.

Henry Jay and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Jay, born in 1849 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Gayton, born in 1841 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Ethel (born 1875 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Maud Mary (born 1876 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Kathleen (born 1877 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Alice (born 1878 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Medical Officer Head, William (born 1840 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Henry's Nurse, Rachael Adelaide (born 1834 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Henry's Housemaid, Elizabeth Emily (born 1865 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Henry's Cook, Ellen (born 1859 in Felsted, Essex, England).


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William Gayton's household

Male

William

Gayton

Medical Officer Head
Female

Mary Ann

Gayton

Wife
Female

Ethel

Gayton

Daughter
Female

Maud Mary

Gayton

Daughter
Female

Kathleen

Gayton

Daughter
Female

Alice

Gayton

Daughter
Female

Rachael Adelaide

Fulcher

Nurse
Female

Elizabeth Emily

Kemp

Housemaid
Female

Ellen

Harvey

Cook
Male

Henry

Jay

Head
Female

Celina Agnes

Jay

Wife
First name(s) William
Last name Gayton
Relationship Medical Officer Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gayton

Medical Officer Head

Married

41

1840

City of London, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Gayton

Wife

Married

40

1841

City of London, Middlesex, England

Ethel

Gayton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Maud Mary

Gayton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Kathleen

Gayton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Alice

Gayton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Rachael Adelaide

Fulcher

Nurse

Widow

47

1834

City of London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth Emily

Kemp

Housemaid

Single

16

1865

City of London, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Harvey

Cook

Single

22

1859

Felsted, Essex, England

Henry

Jay

Head

Married

32

1849

City of London, Middlesex, England

Celina Agnes

Jay

Wife

Married

27

1854

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

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