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Household of Thomas Blay (born 1848, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Guildford, Surrey, 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.

Thomas Blay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Blay, born in 1848 in Iffley, Oxfordshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Martha Blay, born in 1846 in Guildford, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Thomas W (born 1876 in Guildford, Surrey, England), Emily A (born 1878 in Guildford, Surrey, England) and Edith (born 1880 in Guildford, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, William Simmonds, born in 1847 in Wonersh, Surrey, England.


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Thomas Blay's household

Male

Thomas

Blay

Head
Female

Martha

Blay

Wife
Male

Thomas W

Blay

Son
Female

Emily A

Blay

Daughter
Female

Edith

Blay

Daughter
Male

William

Simmonds

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Blay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Iffley, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Blay

Head

Married

33

1848

Iffley, Oxfordshire, England

Martha

Blay

Wife

Married

35

1846

Guildford, Surrey, England

Thomas W

Blay

Son

Single

5

1876

Guildford, Surrey, England

Emily A

Blay

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Guildford, Surrey, England

Edith

Blay

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Guildford, Surrey, England

William

Simmonds

Lodger

Widower

34

1847

Wonersh, Surrey, England

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