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Household of John Layee (born 1842, Pembrokeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Layee and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Layee, born in 1842 in Whitchurch, Pembrokeshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Layee, born in 1843 in Trewen, Pembrokeshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Martha (born 1871 in Trewen, Pembrokeshire, Wales), Thomas O (born 1872 in Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1873 in Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales), William (born 1877 in Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales), Joshua (born 1878 in Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Mary Jane (born 1881 in Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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John Layee's household

Male

John

Layee

Head
Female

Mary

Layee

Wife
Female

Martha

Layee

Daughter
Male

Thomas O

Layee

Son
Male

John

Layee

Son
Male

William

Layee

Son
Male

Joshua

Layee

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Layee

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Layee
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Whitchurch, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Layee

Head

Married

39

1842

Whitchurch, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Mary

Layee

Wife

Married

38

1843

Trewen, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Martha

Layee

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Trewen, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Thomas O

Layee

Son

Single

9

1872

Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Layee

Son

Single

8

1873

Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Layee

Son

Single

4

1877

Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales

Joshua

Layee

Son

Single

3

1878

Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Jane

Layee

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales

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