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Household of John Ley (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 Ley and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ley, born in 1837 in Devon, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline Ley, born in 1836 in Kent, England. They had 2 children; Annie C (born 1867 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Herbert J (born 1871 in Brockley, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Alice (born 1863 in Erith, Kent, England), John's Servant, Herbert (born 1865 in Homerton, Middlesex, England), John's Servant, William F (born 1851 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), John's Servant, James (born 1846 in Wiltshire, England), John's Servant, Raphail (born 1863 in France) and John's Servant, John (born 1856 in Germany).


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John Ley's household

Male

John

Ley

Head
Female

Caroline

Ley

Wife
Female

Annie C

Ley

Daughter
Male

Herbert J

Ley

Son
Female

Alice

Mackey

Servant
Male

Herbert

Scappes

Servant
Male

William F

Fry

Servant
Male

James

Swain

Servant
Male

Raphail

Lahaye

Servant
Male

John

Theis

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Ley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ley

Head

Married

44

1837

Devon, England

Caroline

Ley

Wife

Married

45

1836

Kent, England

Annie C

Ley

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Greenwich, Kent, England

Herbert J

Ley

Son

Single

10

1871

Brockley, Kent, England

Alice

Mackey

Servant

Single

18

1863

Erith, Kent, England

Herbert

Scappes

Servant

Single

16

1865

Homerton, Middlesex, England

William F

Fry

Servant

Single

30

1851

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

James

Swain

Servant

Single

35

1846

Wiltshire, England

Raphail

Lahaye

Servant

Single

18

1863

France

John

Theis

Servant

Single

25

1856

Germany

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