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Household of Reuben Lay (born 1840, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, 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.

Reuben Lay and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Reuben Lay, born in 1840 in Leatherhead, Surrey, consisted of 3 members. Reuben was the head of the household, married to Matilda Lay, born in 1843 in Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Emma, born 1880 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England.


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Reuben Lay's household

Male

Reuben

Lay

Head
Female

Matilda

Lay

Wife
Female

Emma

Lay

Daughter
First name(s) Reuben
Last name Lay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Leatherhead, Surrey, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Reuben

Lay

Head

Married

41

1840

Leatherhead, Surrey, England

Matilda

Lay

Wife

Married

38

1843

Middlesex, England

Emma

Lay

Daughter

Single

1

1880

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

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