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Household of Henry Jay (born 1837, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Jay, born in 1837 in Suffolk, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Emily Jay, born in 1839 in Brockdish, Norfolk, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1859 in Suffolk, England), Elizabeth (born 1861 in Suffolk, England), Harry (born 1863 in Denton, Norfolk, England), Frank (born 1866 in Denton, Norfolk, England), Mary (born 1867 in Denton, Norfolk, England), Harriet (born 1871 in Splotlands, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1880 in Heywood, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Jay's household

Male

Henry

Jay

Head
Female

Emily

Jay

Wife
Male

John

Jay

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Jay

Daughter
Male

Harry

Jay

Son
Male

Frank

Jay

Son
Female

Mary

Jay

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Jay

Daughter
Male

Robert

Jay

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Jay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Suffolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Jay

Head

Married

44

1837

Suffolk, England

Emily

Jay

Wife

Married

42

1839

Brockdish, Norfolk, England

John

Jay

Son

Single

22

1859

Suffolk, England

Elizabeth

Jay

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Suffolk, England

Harry

Jay

Son

Single

18

1863

Denton, Norfolk, England

Frank

Jay

Son

Single

15

1866

Denton, Norfolk, England

Mary

Jay

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Denton, Norfolk, England

Harriet

Jay

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

Robert

Jay

Son

Single

1

1880

Heywood, Lancashire, England

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