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Household of John Fay (born 1832, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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 Fay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fay, born in 1832 in Werneth, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Fay, born in 1849 in Romiley, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Margaret Ann (born 1859 in Romiley, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1861 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Daniel (born 1864 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), John (born 1866 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England) and Catherine (born 1874 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).


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John Fay's household

Male

John

Fay

Head
Female

Catherine

Fay

Wife
Female

Margaret Ann

Fay

Daughter
Female

Mary

Fay

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Fay

Son
Male

John

Fay

Son
Female

Ellen

Fay

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Fay

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Fay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Werneth, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fay

Head

Married

49

1832

Werneth, Cheshire, England

Catherine

Fay

Wife

Married

32

1849

Romiley, Cheshire, England

Margaret Ann

Fay

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Romiley, Cheshire, England

Mary

Fay

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Daniel

Fay

Son

Single

17

1864

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

John

Fay

Son

Single

15

1866

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Fay

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Catherine

Fay

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

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