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Household of William Jay (born 1815)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,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.

William Jay and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Jay, born in 1815 in , consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Jay, born in 1822 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Mary (born 1854 in London, Middlesex, England), William's Visitor, Mary Ann (born 1873 in London, Middlesex, England) and William's Visitor, Nelly (born 1875 in London, Middlesex, England).


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William Jay's household

Male

William

Jay

Head
Female

Emma

Jay

Wife
Female

Mary

Ashby

Visitor
Female

Mary Ann

Ashby

Visitor
Female

Nelly

Ashby

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Jay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Wales

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Jay

Head

Married

66

1815

Wales

Emma

Jay

Wife

Married

59

1822

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Mary

Ashby

Visitor

Married

27

1854

London, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Ashby

Visitor

Single

8

1873

London, Middlesex, England

Nelly

Ashby

Visitor

Single

6

1875

London, Middlesex, England

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