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Household of John Ley (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ley, born in 1841 in Ilfracombe, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Ley, born in 1850 in Mortehoe, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Lucy Or Lucy (born 1874 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), John (born 1877 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England) and William (born 1880 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England).


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John Ley's household

Male

John

Ley

Head
Female

Hannah

Ley

Wife
Female

Lucy Or Lucy

Ley

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ley

Daughter
Male

John

Ley

Son
Male

William

Ley

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Ley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ley

Head

Married

40

1841

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Hannah

Ley

Wife

Married

31

1850

Mortehoe, Devon, England

Lucy Or Lucy

Ley

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Ley

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

John

Ley

Son

Single

4

1877

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

William

Ley

Son

Single

1

1880

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

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