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Household of William Fay (born 1839, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fay, born in 1839 in Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Fay, born in 1844 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1866 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1871 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Jane E (born 1881 in Masbrough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Henry Heyland, born in 1825 in Scotland.


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William Fay's household

Male

William

Fay

Head
Female

Sarah

Fay

Wife
Male

John

Fay

Son
Female

Mary

Fay

Daughter
Female

Jane E

Fay

Daughter
Male

Henry

Heyland

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Fay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fay

Head

Married

42

1839

Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Fay

Wife

Married

37

1844

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

John

Fay

Son

Single

15

1866

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Fay

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Darlington, Durham, England

Jane E

Fay

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Masbrough, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Heyland

Boarder

-

56

1825

Scotland

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