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Household of Joseph N Lay (born 1839, Essex)

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 N Lay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph N Lay, born in 1839 in Colchester, Essex, consisted of 6 members. Joseph N was the head of the household, married to June Lay, born in 1829 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary A (born 1861 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England) and June (born 1864 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph N's Nephew, William (born 1861 in Middlesex, England) and Joseph N's Servant, Mary An (born 1865 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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Joseph N Lay's household

Male

Joseph N

Lay

Head
Female

June

Lay

Wife
Female

Mary A

Lay

Daughter
Female

June

Lay

Daughter
Male

William

Kendrick

Nephew
Female

Mary An

Clark

Servant
First name(s) Joseph N
Last name Lay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Colchester, Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph N

Lay

Head

Married

42

1839

Colchester, Essex, England

June

Lay

Wife

Married

52

1829

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Mary A

Lay

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

June

Lay

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Hackney, Middlesex, England

William

Kendrick

Nephew

Single

20

1861

Middlesex, England

Mary An

Clark

Servant

Single

16

1865

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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