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Household of Joseph Jay (born 1840, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Jay, born in 1840 in Norwich, Norfolk, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Jay, born in 1841 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1864 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Fred (born 1866 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Robert (born 1868 in Newton, Norfolk, England) and Annie (born 1872 in Plaistow, Essex, England).


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Joseph Jay's household

Male

Joseph

Jay

Head
Female

Mary A

Jay

Wife
Male

Joseph

Jay

Son
Male

Fred

Jay

Son
Male

Robert

Jay

Son
Female

Annie

Jay

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Jay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Norwich, Norfolk, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Joseph

Jay

Head

Married

41

1840

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Mary A

Jay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Joseph

Jay

Son

Single

17

1864

Southwark, Surrey, England

Fred

Jay

Son

Single

15

1866

Woolwich, Kent, England

Robert

Jay

Son

Single

13

1868

Newton, Norfolk, England

Annie

Jay

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Plaistow, Essex, England

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