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Household of James Lay (born 1821, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oxford, Oxfordshire, 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.

James Lay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lay, born in 1821 in Grove, Berkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lay, born in 1820 in Summerton, Oxfordshire, England. They had 4 grandchildren; George Jas (born 1864 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), Annie K (born 1865 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), Francis A (born 1867 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) and Alice Louisa (born 1868 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son In Law, George (born 1841 in Malta), James's Daughter In Law, Mary Ann (born 1842 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), James's Son In Laws Son, Edward Chas (born 1870 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) and James's Son In Laws Son, Henry William (born 1879 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England).


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James Lay's household

Male

James

Lay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lay

Wife
Male

George

Wakelin

Son In Law
Female

Mary Ann

Wakelin

Daughter In Law
Male

George Jas

Wakelin

Grand Son
Female

Annie K

Wakelin

Grand Daughter
Male

Francis A

Wakelin

Grand Son
Female

Alice Louisa

Wakelin

Grand Daughter
Male

Edward Chas

Wakelin

Son In Laws Son
Male

Henry William

Wakelin

Son In Laws Son
First name(s) James
Last name Lay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Grove, Berkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lay

Head

Married

60

1821

Grove, Berkshire, England

Elizabeth

Lay

Wife

Married

61

1820

Summerton, Oxfordshire, England

George

Wakelin

Son In Law

Married

40

1841

Malta

Mary Ann

Wakelin

Daughter In Law

Married

39

1842

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

George Jas

Wakelin

Grand Son

Single

17

1864

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Annie K

Wakelin

Grand Daughter

Single

16

1865

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Francis A

Wakelin

Grand Son

Single

14

1867

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Alice Louisa

Wakelin

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Edward Chas

Wakelin

Son In Laws Son

Single

11

1870

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Henry William

Wakelin

Son In Laws Son

Single

2

1879

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

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