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Household of James W Jay (born 1850, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colchester, Essex, 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 W Jay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James W Jay, born in 1850 in Colchester, Essex, consisted of 8 members. James W was the head of the household, married to Jane M Jay, born in 1853 in Colchester, Essex, England. They had 5 children; Alice (born 1872 in Colchester, Essex, England), Emily (born 1874 in Colchester, Essex, England), Frederick G (born 1875 in Colchester, Essex, England), Jessie S (born 1878 in Colchester, Essex, England) and Maud E (born 1880 in Colchester, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James W's Sister Visitor, Selina Jay, born in 1859 in Colchester, Essex, England.


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James W Jay's household

Male

James W

Jay

Head
Female

Jane M

Jay

Wife
Female

Alice

Jay

Daughter
Female

Emily

Jay

Daughter
Male

Frederick G

Jay

Son
Female

Jessie S

Jay

Daughter
Female

Maud E

Jay

Daughter
Female

Selina

Jay

Sister Visitor
First name(s) James W
Last name Jay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Colchester, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James W

Jay

Head

Married

31

1850

Colchester, Essex, England

Jane M

Jay

Wife

Married

28

1853

Colchester, Essex, England

Alice

Jay

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Colchester, Essex, England

Emily

Jay

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Colchester, Essex, England

Frederick G

Jay

Son

Single

6

1875

Colchester, Essex, England

Jessie S

Jay

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Colchester, Essex, England

Maud E

Jay

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Colchester, Essex, England

Selina

Jay

Sister Visitor

Single

22

1859

Colchester, Essex, England

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