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Household of Joseph Lay (born 1839, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Lay, born in 1839 in Fyfield, Wiltshire, consisted of 3 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Martha Lay, born in 1827 in Bedhampton, Hampshire, England. They had 1 child; Ellen, born 1870 in Portsea, Hampshire, England.


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Joseph Lay's household

Male

Joseph

Lay

Head
Female

Martha

Lay

Wife
Female

Ellen

Lay

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Lay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Fyfield, Wiltshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Lay

Head

Married

42

1839

Fyfield, Wiltshire, England

Martha

Lay

Wife

Married

54

1827

Bedhampton, Hampshire, England

Ellen

Lay

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Portsea, Hampshire, England

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