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Household of Walter Lay (born 1833, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Witney, Oxfordshire, 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 Lay and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Lay, born in 1833 in Sandborough, Oxfordshire, consisted of 5 members. Walter was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Sister, Mary Ann (born 1833 in Sandborough, Oxfordshire, England), Walter's Cousin, Thomas (born 1839 in Brill, Buckinghamshire, England), Walter's Servant, Fanny (born 1838 in Ramsden, Oxfordshire, England) and Walter's Servant, Walter (born 1859 in Sandborough, Oxfordshire, England).


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Walter Lay's household

Male

Walter

Lay

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Lay

Sister
Male

Thomas

Lay

Cousin
Female

Fanny

Kerry

Servant
Male

Walter

Wastie

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Lay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Sandborough, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Lay

Head

Widower

48

1833

Sandborough, Oxfordshire, England

Mary Ann

Lay

Sister

Single

48

1833

Sandborough, Oxfordshire, England

Thomas

Lay

Cousin

Single

42

1839

Brill, Buckinghamshire, England

Fanny

Kerry

Servant

Single

43

1838

Ramsden, Oxfordshire, England

Walter

Wastie

Servant

Single

22

1859

Sandborough, Oxfordshire, England

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