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Household of William Ley (born 1843, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, Devon, 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 Ley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ley, born in 1843 in Topsham, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Ley, born in 1842 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Frank (born 1863 in Exmouth, Devon, England), Sidney (born 1868 in Exmouth, Devon, England), Laura (born 1871 in Topsham, Devon, England), Kate (born 1875 in Topsham, Devon, England) and Lucy (born 1879 in Topsham, Devon, England).


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William Ley's household

Male

William

Ley

Head
Female

Emma

Ley

Wife
Male

Frank

Ley

Son
Male

Sidney

Ley

Son
Female

Laura

Ley

Daughter
Female

Kate

Ley

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Ley

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Ley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Topsham, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ley

Head

Married

38

1843

Topsham, Devon, England

Emma

Ley

Wife

Married

39

1842

Exeter, Devon, England

Frank

Ley

Son

Single

18

1863

Exmouth, Devon, England

Sidney

Ley

Son

Single

13

1868

Exmouth, Devon, England

Laura

Ley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Topsham, Devon, England

Kate

Ley

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Topsham, Devon, England

Lucy

Ley

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Topsham, Devon, England

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