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Household of William Jay (born 1815, Buckinghamshire)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Jay, born in 1815 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Jay, born in 1835 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1860 in London, Middlesex, England), Amy G (born 1862 in London, Middlesex, England), Laura G (born 1864 in London, Middlesex, England), Clara E (born 1866 in London, Middlesex, England) and Alfred E (born 1868 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Harriet M Jay, born in 1859 in Norfolk, England.


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William Jay's household

Male

William

Jay

Head
Female

Jane

Jay

Wife
Male

James

Jay

Son
Female

Amy G

Jay

Daughter
Female

Laura G

Jay

Daughter
Female

Clara E

Jay

Daughter
Male

Alfred E

Jay

Son
Female

Harriet M

Jay

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Jay

Head

Married

66

1815

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Jane

Jay

Wife

Married

46

1835

Devizes, Wiltshire, England

James

Jay

Son

Single

21

1860

London, Middlesex, England

Amy G

Jay

Daughter

Single

19

1862

London, Middlesex, England

Laura G

Jay

Daughter

Single

17

1864

London, Middlesex, England

Clara E

Jay

Daughter

Single

15

1866

London, Middlesex, England

Alfred E

Jay

Son

Single

13

1868

London, Middlesex, England

Harriet M

Jay

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Norfolk, England

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