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Household of Thomas Fay (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Fay, born in 1829 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Andrew Fay, born in 1854 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Andrew (born 1854 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John Thos (born 1862 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Matthew (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Mrs (born 1821 in Ireland) and Thomas's Lodger, Richard (born 1831 in -).


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Thomas Fay's household

Male

Thomas

Fay

Head
Male

Andrew

Fay

Son
Male

John Thos

Fay

Son
Male

Matthew

Fay

Son
Female

Jane

Fay

Daughter
Female

Mrs

Houghton

Lodger
Male

Richard

Bury

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Fay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Fay

Head

Married

52

1829

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Andrew

Fay

Son

Single

27

1854

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John Thos

Fay

Son

Single

19

1862

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Matthew

Fay

Son

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Fay

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mrs

Houghton

Lodger

Widow

60

1821

Ireland

Richard

Bury

Lodger

Married

50

1831

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