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Household of William Jays (born 1856, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 Jays and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Jays, born in 1856 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Jays, born in 1852 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1879 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Arthur (born 1881 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Thomas Jays, born in 1862 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.


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William Jays's household

Male

William

Jays

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Jays

Wife
Male

Thomas

Jays

Son
Male

Arthur

Jays

Son
Male

Thomas

Jays

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Jays
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Jays

Head

Married

25

1856

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth

Jays

Wife

Married

29

1852

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Jays

Son

Single

2

1879

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Arthur

Jays

Son

Single

0

1881

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Thomas

Jays

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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