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Household of John Bays (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

John Bays and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bays, born in 1839 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Bays, born in 1836 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Catherine (born 1864 in Stratford, Essex, England), John J (born 1866 in Stratford, Essex, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Bromley, Middlesex, England) and Martha (born 1869 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Wifes Father, Robert (born 1802 in South Shields, Durham, England), John's Wifes Son, Robert (born 1861 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England) and John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1827 in Lincolnshire, England).


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John Bays's household

Male

John

Bays

Head
Female

Catherine

Bays

Wife
Female

Catherine

Bays

Daughter
Male

John J

Bays

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bays

Daughter
Female

Martha

Bays

Daughter
Male

Robert

Fraser

Wifes Father
Male

Robert

Seabourne

Wifes Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bradford

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Bays
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bays

Head

Married

42

1839

South Shields, Durham, England

Catherine

Bays

Wife

Married

45

1836

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Bays

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Stratford, Essex, England

John J

Bays

Son

Single

15

1866

Stratford, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Bays

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Martha

Bays

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Robert

Fraser

Wifes Father

Widower

79

1802

South Shields, Durham, England

Robert

Seabourne

Wifes Son

Single

20

1861

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Bradford

Boarder

Single

54

1827

Lincolnshire, England

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