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Household of John Jay (born 1831, 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.

John Jay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Jay, born in 1831 in Colchester, Essex, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; William (born 1860 in Colchester, Essex, England), Charles (born 1861 in Colchester, Essex, England), Ezekiel (born 1863 in Colchester, Essex, England), Maria (born 1867 in Colchester, Essex, England) and Arthur (born 1870 in Colchester, Essex, England).


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John Jay's household

Male

John

Jay

Head
Male

William

Jay

Son
Male

Charles

Jay

Son
Male

Ezekiel

Jay

Son
Female

Maria

Jay

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Jay

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Jay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Colchester, Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Jay

Head

Widower

50

1831

Colchester, Essex, England

William

Jay

Son

Single

21

1860

Colchester, Essex, England

Charles

Jay

Son

Single

20

1861

Colchester, Essex, England

Ezekiel

Jay

Son

Single

18

1863

Colchester, Essex, England

Maria

Jay

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Colchester, Essex, England

Arthur

Jay

Son

Single

11

1870

Colchester, Essex, England

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