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Household of James Lay (born 1835, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lay, born in 1835 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Caroline Ley (Lay), born in 1837 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's -, May (born 1864 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), James's -, James Albert (born 1866 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), James's -, Henry Wm (born 1868 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), James's -, Florence (born 1869 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), James's -, Hannah Fredk (born 1871 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and James's -, Susannah (born 1879 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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James Lay's household

Male

James

Lay

Head
Female

Caroline

Ley (Lay)

Wife
Female

May

Ley (Lay)

-
Male

James Albert

Ley (Lay)

-
Male

Henry Wm

Ley (Lay)

-
Female

Florence

Ley (Lay)

-
Female

Hannah Fredk

Ley (Lay)

-
Female

Susannah

Ley (Lay)

-
First name(s) James
Last name Lay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lay

Head

Married

46

1835

Plymouth, Devon, England

Caroline

Ley (Lay)

Wife

Married

44

1837

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

May

Ley (Lay)

-

Single

17

1864

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

James Albert

Ley (Lay)

-

Single

15

1866

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Henry Wm

Ley (Lay)

-

Single

13

1868

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Florence

Ley (Lay)

-

Single

12

1869

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Hannah Fredk

Ley (Lay)

-

Single

10

1871

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Susannah

Ley (Lay)

-

Single

2

1879

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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