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Household of Joseph Jay (born 1829, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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.

Joseph Jay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Jay, born in 1829 in Hackney, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Jay, born in 1842 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Alice Kate (born 1859 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Annie R (born 1860 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Joseph H (born 1870 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Arthur R (born 1874 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Elizabeth Sterling, born in 1864 in Suffolk, England.


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Joseph Jay's household

Male

Joseph

Jay

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Jay

Wife
Female

Alice Kate

Jay

Daughter
Female

Annie R

Jay

Daughter
Male

Joseph H

Jay

Son
Male

Arthur R

Jay

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sterling

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Jay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Hackney, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Jay

Head

Married

52

1829

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Jay

Wife

Married

39

1842

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Alice Kate

Jay

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Annie R

Jay

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Joseph H

Jay

Son

Single

11

1870

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Arthur R

Jay

Son

Single

7

1874

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Sterling

Servant

Single

17

1864

Suffolk, England

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