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Household of William Fay (born 1820, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, Lancashire, 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.

William Fay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fay, born in 1820 in Hulme, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Prudence Fay, born in 1820 in Gloucestershire, England. They had 2 children; Mary A (born 1845 in Hulme, Lancashire, England) and Edward (born 1847 in Hulme, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Charles E (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Prudence (born 1877 in Beswick, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Daughter In Law, Margaret Fay, born in 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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William Fay's household

Male

William

Fay

Head
Female

Prudence

Fay

Wife
Female

Mary A

Fay

Daughter
Male

Edward

Fay

Son
Female

Margaret

Fay

Daughter In Law
Male

Charles E

Fay

Grand Son
Female

Prudence

Clayton

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Fay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Hulme, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fay

Head

Married

61

1820

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Prudence

Fay

Wife

Married

61

1820

Gloucestershire, England

Mary A

Fay

Daughter

Widow

36

1845

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Edward

Fay

Son

Married

34

1847

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Fay

Daughter In Law

Married

35

1846

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles E

Fay

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Prudence

Clayton

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Beswick, Lancashire, England

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