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Household of James Fay (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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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.

James Fay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Fay, born in 1831 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Grace Fay, born in 1841 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Cecilia (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, William (born 1858 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James's Nephew, John (born 1863 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James's Nephew, John (born 1862 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Fay's household

Male

James

Fay

Head
Female

Grace

Fay

Wife
Female

Cecilia

Fay

Daughter
Female

Helen

Fay

Daughter
Male

Robert

Fay

Son
Male

William

Smith

Nephew
Male

John

Smith

Nephew
Male

John

Devlin

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Fay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Fay

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Grace

Fay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Cecilia

Fay

Daughter

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Fay

Daughter

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Fay

Son

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Smith

Nephew

Unmarried

23

1858

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Nephew

Unmarried

18

1863

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Devlin

Nephew

Unmarried

19

1862

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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