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Household of John Layce (born 1838, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 Layce and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Layce, born in 1838 in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Layce, born in 1842 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1862 in Shropshire, England), ? (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1870 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), George (born 1874 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Selina (born 1878 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Hannah (born 1880 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).


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John Layce's household

Male

John

Layce

Head
Female

Hannah

Layce

Wife
Male

John

Layce

Son
Male

?

Layce

Son
Male

Henry

Layce

Son
Male

George

Layce

Son
Female

Selina

Layce

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Layce

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Layce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Layce

Head

Married

43

1838

Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England

Hannah

Layce

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

John

Layce

Son

Single

19

1862

Shropshire, England

?

Layce

Son

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Henry

Layce

Son

Single

11

1870

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

George

Layce

Son

Single

7

1874

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Selina

Layce

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Layce

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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