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Household of John Jay (born 1843, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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 Jay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Jay, born in 1843 in Dengie, Essex, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Jay, born in 1843 in Little Baddow, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Flora E (born 1869 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Lily R (born 1872 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Albert V (born 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Sidney O (born 1876 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Richard A Knight, born in 1858 in Brentford, Middlesex, England.


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John Jay's household

Male

John

Jay

Head
Female

Ellen

Jay

Wife
Female

Flora E

Jay

Daughter
Female

Lily R

Jay

Daughter
Male

Albert V

Jay

Son
Male

Sidney O

Jay

Son
Male

Richard A

Knight

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Jay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Dengie, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Jay

Head

Married

38

1843

Dengie, Essex, England

Ellen

Jay

Wife

Married

38

1843

Little Baddow, Essex, England

Flora E

Jay

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Islington, Middlesex, England

Lily R

Jay

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Islington, Middlesex, England

Albert V

Jay

Son

Single

7

1874

Islington, Middlesex, England

Sidney O

Jay

Son

Single

5

1876

Islington, Middlesex, England

Richard A

Knight

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Brentford, Middlesex, England

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