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Household of John Flay (born 1856, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bristol, Gloucestershire, 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 Flay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Flay, born in 1856 in Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ruth M Flay, born in 1855 in Hampshire, England. They had 2 children; Florence M (born 1879 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Albert J (born 1880 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Samuel (born 1868 in Lowton, Devon, England), John's Servent, Ellen (born 1867 in Bath, Somerset, England) and John's Lodger Head, Eliza (born 1819 in Ireland).


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John Flay's household

Male

John

Flay

Head
Female

Ruth M

Flay

Wife
Female

Florence M

Flay

Daughter
Male

Albert J

Flay

Son
Male

Samuel

Flay

Brother
Female

Ellen

Busted

Servent
Female

Eliza

Murray

Lodger Head
First name(s) John
Last name Flay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Flay

Head

Married

25

1856

Devon, England

Ruth M

Flay

Wife

Married

26

1855

Hampshire, England

Florence M

Flay

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Albert J

Flay

Son

Single

1

1880

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Samuel

Flay

Brother

Single

13

1868

Lowton, Devon, England

Ellen

Busted

Servent

Single

14

1867

Bath, Somerset, England

Eliza

Murray

Lodger Head

Widow

62

1819

Ireland

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