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Household of William Slay (born 1839, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oxford, Oxfordshire, 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 Slay and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Slay, born in 1839 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Slay, born in 1841 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. They had 8 children; William A C (born 1864 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), Francis John (born 1866 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), Ernest E (born 1867 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), Walter G (born 1871 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), Sidney A (born 1873 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), Herbert C (born 1876 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), Reginald W (born 1878 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) and Mabel F E (born 1881 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Emily (born 1853 in Hinton, Berkshire, England), William's Servant, Mary A (born 1862 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) and William's Servant, Fanny (born 1867 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England).


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William Slay's household

Male

William

Slay

Head
Female

Eliza

Slay

Wife
Male

William A C

Slay

Son
Male

Francis John

Slay

Son
Male

Ernest E

Slay

Son
Male

Walter G

Slay

Son
Male

Sidney A

Slay

Son
Male

Herbert C

Slay

Son
Male

Reginald W

Slay

Son
Female

Mabel F E

Slay

Daughter
Female

Emily

Prior

Servant
Female

Mary A

Strange

Servant
Female

Fanny

Smith

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Slay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Slay

Head

Married

42

1839

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Eliza

Slay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

William A C

Slay

Son

Single

17

1864

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Francis John

Slay

Son

Single

15

1866

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Ernest E

Slay

Son

Single

14

1867

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Walter G

Slay

Son

Single

10

1871

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Sidney A

Slay

Son

Single

8

1873

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Herbert C

Slay

Son

Single

5

1876

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Reginald W

Slay

Son

Single

3

1878

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Mabel F E

Slay

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Emily

Prior

Servant

Single

28

1853

Hinton, Berkshire, England

Mary A

Strange

Servant

Single

19

1862

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Fanny

Smith

Servant

Single

14

1867

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

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