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Household of Henry Jay (born 1849, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Jay, born in 1849 in Stratford, Essex, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Jay, born in 1851 in Stratford, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Henry R (born 1872 in Southend), Ethel M (born 1873 in Stratford, Essex, England), Egbert S (born 1879 in Leytonstone, Essex, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Leyton, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Sister In Law, Diana (born 1859 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Henry's Nurse, Mary (born 1829 in Suffolk, England).


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Henry Jay's household

Male

Henry

Jay

Head
Female

Mary

Jay

Wife
Male

Henry R

Jay

Son
Female

Ethel M

Jay

Daughter
Male

Egbert S

Jay

Son
Female

Infant

Jay

Son
Female

Diana

Sharp

Sister In Law
Female

Mary

Beeton

Nurse
First name(s) Henry
Last name Jay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Stratford, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Jay

Head

Married

32

1849

Stratford, Essex, England

Mary

Jay

Wife

Married

30

1851

Stratford, Essex, England

Henry R

Jay

Son

Single

9

1872

Southend

Ethel M

Jay

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stratford, Essex, England

Egbert S

Jay

Son

Single

2

1879

Leytonstone, Essex, England

Infant

Jay

Son

Single

0

1881

Leyton, Essex, England

Diana

Sharp

Sister In Law

Single

22

1859

Stratford, Essex, England

Mary

Beeton

Nurse

Widow

52

1829

Suffolk, England

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