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Household of Thomas Lay (born 1844, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, 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 Lay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lay, born in 1844 in Fyfield, Berkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Lay, born in 1840 in Berkshire, England. They had 7 children; Manfred (born 1866 in Clapham, Surrey, England), Hilda (born 1869 in Orpington, Kent, England), Agnes (born 1871 in Orpington, Kent, England), Ethel (born 1873 in Orpington, Kent, England), Walter (born 1875 in Orpington, Kent, England), Florentina (born 1878 in Orpington, Kent, England) and Mildred (born 1881 in Orpington, Kent, England).


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Thomas Lay's household

Male

Thomas

Lay

Head
Female

Ann

Lay

Wife
Male

Manfred

Lay

Son
Female

Hilda

Lay

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Lay

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Lay

Daughter
Male

Walter

Lay

Son
Female

Florentina

Lay

Daughter
Female

Mildred

Lay

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Fyfield, Berkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lay

Head

Married

37

1844

Fyfield, Berkshire, England

Ann

Lay

Wife

Married

41

1840

Berkshire, England

Manfred

Lay

Son

Single

15

1866

Clapham, Surrey, England

Hilda

Lay

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Orpington, Kent, England

Agnes

Lay

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Orpington, Kent, England

Ethel

Lay

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Orpington, Kent, England

Walter

Lay

Son

Single

6

1875

Orpington, Kent, England

Florentina

Lay

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Orpington, Kent, England

Mildred

Lay

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Orpington, Kent, England

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