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Household of Thomas Fay (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 Fay and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Fay, born in 1839 in Bishopsteignton, Devon, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to May Fay, born in 1833 in -. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1875 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Elizabeth (born 1842 in Bath, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother Daughter, May (born 1801 in Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Emma (born 1859 in Torquay, Devon, England), Thomas's Lodger, Sarah (born 1824 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Lucy (born 1835 in Longbridge), Thomas's Servant, Sarah (born 1824 in Wales), Thomas's Lodger Head, Mary (born 1808 in Hampshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Emma E (born 1843 in New Brighton, Dorset, England).


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Thomas Fay's household

Male

Thomas

Fay

Head
Female

May

Fay

Wife
Male

Thomas

Fay

Son
Female

May

Fay

Mother Daughter
Female

Emma

Tandy

Servant
Female

Sarah

Tugwell

Lodger
Female

Lucy

Tugwell

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Davis

Servant
Female

Mary

Blau

Lodger Head
Female

Elizabeth

Blau

Daughter
Female

Emma E

Watting

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Fay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bishopsteignton, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Fay

Head

Married

42

1839

Bishopsteignton, Devon, England

May

Fay

Wife

Married

48

1833

-

Thomas

Fay

Son

Single

6

1875

Torquay, Devon, England

May

Fay

Mother Daughter

Widow

80

1801

Yorkshire, England

Emma

Tandy

Servant

Single

22

1859

Torquay, Devon, England

Sarah

Tugwell

Lodger

Widow

57

1824

Newark, Nottinghamshire, England

Lucy

Tugwell

Lodger

Single

46

1835

Longbridge

Sarah

Davis

Servant

Single

57

1824

Wales

Mary

Blau

Lodger Head

Widow

73

1808

Hampshire, England

Elizabeth

Blau

Daughter

Single

39

1842

Bath, Somerset, England

Emma E

Watting

Servant

Single

38

1843

New Brighton, Dorset, England

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