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Household of Samuel Lay (born 1853, Glamorganshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales
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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.
Samuel Lay and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Lay, born in 1853 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Ellen Lay, born in 1854 in Barnstaple, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1876 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales), Ellen (born 1877 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales), William (born 1879 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Sarah Emily (born 1881 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, William West (born 1860 in Devon, England) and Samuel's Boarder, John West (born 1866 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales).
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Samuel Lay's household
Samuel
Lay
Head
Ellen
Lay
Wife
Mary Ann
Lay
Daughter
Ellen
Lay
Daughter
William
Lay
Son
Sarah Emily
Lay
Daughter
William West
Lake
Boarder
John West
Lake
Boarder
| First name(s) | Samuel |
| Last name | Lay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 28 |
| Birth year | 1853 |
| Birth place | Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samuel | Lay | Head | Married | 28 | 1853 | Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Ellen | Lay | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Barnstaple, Devon, England | |
Mary Ann | Lay | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Ellen | Lay | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
William | Lay | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Sarah Emily | Lay | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
William West | Lake | Boarder | Single | 21 | 1860 | Devon, England | |
John West | Lake | Boarder | Single | 15 | 1866 | Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales |
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