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Household of Thomas Ley (born 1826, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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 Ley and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ley, born in 1826 in Ilfracombe, Devon, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; John (born 1857 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1858 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1860 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England) and Charles (born 1864 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England).


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Thomas Ley's household

Male

Thomas

Ley

Head
Male

John

Ley

Son
Female

Bessie

Ley

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ley

Son
Male

Charles

Ley

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ley

Head

Widower

55

1826

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

John

Ley

Son

Single

24

1857

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Bessie

Ley

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Thomas

Ley

Son

Single

21

1860

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Charles

Ley

Son

Single

17

1864

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

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