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Household of Walter Joseph Lay (born 1849, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, Middlesex, 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.

Walter Joseph Lay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Joseph Lay, born in 1849 in Hackney, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. Walter Joseph was the head of the household, married to Caroline Elizabeth Lay, born in 1854 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Edith Caroline (born 1875 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Florence Henrietta (born 1876 in Mile End, Middlesex, England) and Maud Elizabeth (born 1879 in Mile End, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter Joseph's Boarder, William Davis Freemorn, born in 1855 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England.


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Walter Joseph Lay's household

Male

Walter Joseph

Lay

Head
Female

Caroline Elizabeth

Lay

Wife
Female

Edith Caroline

Lay

Daughter
Female

Florence Henrietta

Lay

Daughter
Female

Maud Elizabeth

Lay

Daughter
Male

William Davis

Freemorn

Boarder
First name(s) Walter Joseph
Last name Lay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Hackney, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter Joseph

Lay

Head

Married

32

1849

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Caroline Elizabeth

Lay

Wife

Married

27

1854

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Edith Caroline

Lay

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Florence Henrietta

Lay

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Maud Elizabeth

Lay

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Mile End, Middlesex, England

William Davis

Freemorn

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

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