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Household of Joseph Lay (born 1838, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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 Lay and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Lay, born in 1838 in Camberwell, Surrey, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Eliza Lay, born in 1847 in Wickham Market, Suffolk, England. They had 2 children; Eliza (born 1870 in Dalston, Middlesex, England) and Joseph (born 1879 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Mother, Eliza Wade, born in 1820 in Wickham Market, Suffolk, England.


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Joseph Lay's household

Male

Joseph

Lay

Head
Female

Eliza

Lay

Wife
Female

Eliza

Lay

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Lay

Son
Female

Eliza

Wade

Mother
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Lay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Camberwell, Surrey, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Lay

Head

Married

43

1838

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Eliza

Lay

Wife

Married

34

1847

Wickham Market, Suffolk, England

Eliza

Lay

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Dalston, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Lay

Son

Single

2

1879

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Wade

Mother

Widow

61

1820

Wickham Market, Suffolk, England

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