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Household of John Ley (born 1822, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, Devon, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ley, born in 1822 in Devon, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ley, born in 1824 in Devon, England. They had 1 child; Jessie, born 1854 in Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, George (born 1859 in Exeter, Devon, England) and John's Boarder, William H (born 1863 in Devon, England).


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John Ley's household

Male

John

Ley

Head
Female

Mary

Ley

Wife
Female

Jessie

Ley

Daughter
Male

George

Collings

Boarder
Male

William H

Ball

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ley

Head

Married

59

1822

Devon, England

Mary

Ley

Wife

Married

57

1824

Devon, England

Jessie

Ley

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Devon, England

George

Collings

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Exeter, Devon, England

William H

Ball

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Devon, England

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