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Household of John Lay (born 1851, Hampshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lay, born in 1851 in Southampton, Hampshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lay, born in 1853 in Crux Easton, Hampshire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1875 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1877 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and Ellen (born 1879 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Ellen (born 1860 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England) and John's Visitor, Charles (born 1880 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).


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John Lay's household

Male

John

Lay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lay

Wife
Male

John

Lay

Son
Female

Emma

Lay

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Lay

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Woolford

Visitor
Male

Charles

Woolford

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Lay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Southampton, Hampshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lay

Head

Married

30

1851

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Elizabeth

Lay

Wife

Married

28

1853

Crux Easton, Hampshire, England

John

Lay

Son

Single

6

1875

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Emma

Lay

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Lay

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Woolford

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Uxbridge, Middlesex, England

Charles

Woolford

Visitor

Single

1

1880

Paddington, Middlesex, England

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