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Household of William Lay (born 1807, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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 Lay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lay, born in 1807 in St George's, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Frances (born 1839 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Mary A (born 1855 in Kensington, Middlesex, England). He had 2 grandchildren; William G (born 1874 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and William J (born 1877 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Mary Warren, born in 1855 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England.


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William Lay's household

Male

William

Lay

Head
Female

Frances

Lay

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Lay

Daughter
Male

William G

Lay

Grand Son
Male

William J

Lay

Grand Son
Female

Mary

Warren

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Lay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place St George's, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lay

Head

Widower

74

1807

St George's, Middlesex, England

Frances

Lay

Daughter

Single

42

1839

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Lay

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Kensington, Middlesex, England

William G

Lay

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Kensington, Middlesex, England

William J

Lay

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Mary

Warren

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

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