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Household of John W Jay (born 1838, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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 W Jay and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Jay, born in 1838 in Belgravia, Middlesex, consisted of 12 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Isabelle Jay, born in 1841 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; John H (born 1870 in Fulham, Middlesex, England), Esther (born 1871 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Claude W (born 1874 in Fulham, Middlesex, England) and Isabel E (born 1878 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Servant, Sarah (born 1863 in -), John W's Servant, Ellen (born 1864 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England), John W's Brother In Law, Charles (born 1851 in Belgravia, Middlesex, England), John W's Sister, Mary (born 1857 in Belgravia, Middlesex, England), John W's Niece, Mary (born 1881 in Balham, Surrey, England) and John W's Visitor, Edith (born 1876 in Brighton, Sussex, England).


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John W Jay's household

Male

John W

Jay

Head
Female

Isabelle

Jay

Wife
Male

John H

Jay

Son
Female

Esther

Jay

Daughter
Male

Claude W

Jay

Son
Female

Isabel E

Jay

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Brockney

Servant
Female

Ellen

Richardson

Servant
Male

Charles

Grenett

Brother In Law
Female

Mary

Grenett

Sister
Female

Mary

Grenett

Niece
Female

Edith

Watkins

Visitor
First name(s) John W
Last name Jay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Belgravia, Middlesex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Jay

Head

Married

43

1838

Belgravia, Middlesex, England

Isabelle

Jay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

John H

Jay

Son

Single

11

1870

Fulham, Middlesex, England

Esther

Jay

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Claude W

Jay

Son

Single

7

1874

Fulham, Middlesex, England

Isabel E

Jay

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Sarah

Brockney

Servant

Single

18

1863

-

Ellen

Richardson

Servant

Single

17

1864

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Charles

Grenett

Brother In Law

Married

30

1851

Belgravia, Middlesex, England

Mary

Grenett

Sister

Married

24

1857

Belgravia, Middlesex, England

Mary

Grenett

Niece

Single

0

1881

Balham, Surrey, England

Edith

Watkins

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Brighton, Sussex, England

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