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Household of Horatio Nelson Lay (born 1833, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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.
Horatio Nelson Lay and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Horatio Nelson Lay, born in 1833 in Hampstead, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Horatio Nelson was the head of the household, married to Eliza Elizabeth Lay, born in 1841 in East Indies. They had 3 children; Elsie Mary (born 1862 in Piccadilly, Middlesex, England), Georginia Maud (born 1874 in Forest Hill, Kent, England) and Douglas (born 1878 in Burnham, Norfolk, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Horatio Nelson's Servant, Emma (born 1860 in Coombe, Devon, England), Horatio Nelson's Visitor, Amy (born 1860 in Southgate, Middlesex, England), Horatio Nelson's Visitor, Harry Addington (born 1869 in Dagenham, Essex, England) and Horatio Nelson's Visitor, Jessie Viola (born 1872 in Dagenham, Essex, England).
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Horatio Nelson Lay's household
Horatio Nelson
Lay
Head
Eliza Elizabeth
Lay
Wife
Elsie Mary
Lay
Daughter
Georginia Maud
Lay
Daughter
Douglas
Lay
Son
Emma
Biscombe
Servant
Amy
Cobbett
Visitor
Harry Addington
Cobbett
Visitor
Jessie Viola
Cobbett
Visitor
| First name(s) | Horatio Nelson |
| Last name | Lay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Hampstead, Devon, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Horatio Nelson | Lay | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Hampstead, Devon, England | |
Eliza Elizabeth | Lay | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | East Indies | |
Elsie Mary | Lay | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Piccadilly, Middlesex, England | |
Georginia Maud | Lay | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Forest Hill, Kent, England | |
Douglas | Lay | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Burnham, Norfolk, England | |
Emma | Biscombe | Servant | Single | 21 | 1860 | Coombe, Devon, England | |
Amy | Cobbett | Visitor | Single | 21 | 1860 | Southgate, Middlesex, England | |
Harry Addington | Cobbett | Visitor | Single | 12 | 1869 | Dagenham, Essex, England | |
Jessie Viola | Cobbett | Visitor | Single | 9 | 1872 | Dagenham, Essex, England |
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