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Household of Henry Lay (born 1835)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 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 Lay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Lay, born in 1835 in , consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Rosa Lay, born in 1857 in Canada. They had 1 child; Charlotte Rosa, born 1857 in Canada.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Visitor, Silvenn (born 1830 in Egerton, Kent, England), Henry's Visitor, Sylvia (born 1860 in London, Middlesex, England), Henry's Servant, William (born 1857 in Raithby, Lincolnshire, England), Henry's Servant, Alfred (born 1863 in Churchdown, Gloucestershire, England), Henry's Servant, Hannah (born 1855 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England), Henry's Servant, Elisabeth (born 1856 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England) and Henry's Servant, Elisabeth (born 1852 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England).


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Henry Lay's household

Male

Henry

Lay

Head
Female

Charlotte Rosa

Lay

Daughter
Female

Silvenn

Bleavey

Visitor
Female

Sylvia

Bleavey

Visitor
Male

William

Chester

Servant
Male

Alfred

Brown

Servant
Female

Hannah

Wheeler

Servant
Female

Elisabeth

Davis

Servant
Female

Elisabeth

Williams

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Lay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Lay

Head

Married

46

1835

Scotland

Charlotte Rosa

Lay

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Canada

Silvenn

Bleavey

Visitor

Married

51

1830

Egerton, Kent, England

Sylvia

Bleavey

Visitor

Single

21

1860

London, Middlesex, England

William

Chester

Servant

Single

24

1857

Raithby, Lincolnshire, England

Alfred

Brown

Servant

Single

18

1863

Churchdown, Gloucestershire, England

Hannah

Wheeler

Servant

Single

26

1855

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Elisabeth

Davis

Servant

Single

25

1856

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Elisabeth

Williams

Servant

Single

29

1852

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

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