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Household of Thomas Jay (born 1819, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tonbridge, Kent, 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 Jay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Jay, born in 1819 in Essex, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Anne Jay, born in 1832 in Teddington, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Albert H A, born 1862 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. They had 1 grandchild; Arthur, born 1870 in Gravesend, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Sarah (born 1828 in London, Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Fanny (born 1838 in Walthamstow, Essex, England).


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Thomas Jay's household

Male

Thomas

Jay

Head
Female

Anne

Jay

Wife
Male

Albert H A

Jay

Son
Male

Arthur

Best

Grand Son
Female

Sarah

Hooper

Boarder
Female

Fanny

Hughes

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Jay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Jay

Head

Married

62

1819

Essex, England

Anne

Jay

Wife

Married

49

1832

Teddington, Middlesex, England

Albert H A

Jay

Son

Single

19

1862

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Arthur

Best

Grand Son

Single

11

1870

Gravesend, Kent, England

Sarah

Hooper

Boarder

Single

53

1828

London, Middlesex, England

Fanny

Hughes

Lodger

Widow

43

1838

Walthamstow, Essex, England

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