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Household of William Lay (born 1827, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strand, London,Middlesex, England

William Lay and 19 other people are on this record


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William Lay's household

Male

William

Lay

Head
Female

Harriett A

Lay

Wife
Male

William

Lay

Son
Female

Catherine

Jenkins

Assistant
Male

Edward W

May

Boarder
Female

Caroline M

May

Boarder
Male

James

Walker

Boarder
Male

John H

Brown

Boarder
Female

Rebecca

Gover

Boarder
Female

Rebecca E

Gover

Boarder
Female

Emma

Gover

Boarder
Female

Jane

Baker

Boarder
Male

Tom

Pitt

Boarder
Male

Richard G

Collins

Boarder
Male

Robert

Leitch

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Spellman

Servant
Female

Jessie

Beale

Servant
Female

Louisa

Gerril

Servant
Female

Annie E

Jacobs

Servant
Female

Ada

Sawyer

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Lay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Colchester, Essex, England

Household members (20 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lay

Head

Married

54

1827

Colchester, Essex, England

Harriett A

Lay

Wife

Married

52

1829

City of London, Middlesex, England

William

Lay

Son

Single

20

1861

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Jenkins

Assistant

Single

40

1841

Ewhurst, Surrey, England

Edward W

May

Boarder

Married

45

1836

Fremington, Devon, England

Caroline M

May

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Bridport, Dorset, England

James

Walker

Boarder

Married

49

1832

Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England

John H

Brown

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Rebecca

Gover

Boarder

Widow

68

1813

Petersfield, Hampshire, England

Rebecca E

Gover

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Poole, Dorset, England

Emma

Gover

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Ashford, Kent, England

Jane

Baker

Boarder

Widow

57

1824

Willand, Devon, England

Tom

Pitt

Boarder

Married

44

1837

Halberton, Devon, England

Richard G

Collins

Boarder

Married

49

1832

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Robert

Leitch

Boarder

Married

49

1832

Ireland

Thomas

Spellman

Servant

Single

25

1856

Carlton, Cambridgeshire, England

Jessie

Beale

Servant

Single

32

1849

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Gerril

Servant

Single

29

1852

Reydon, Suffolk, England

Annie E

Jacobs

Servant

Single

23

1858

Newington, Surrey, England

Ada

Sawyer

Servant

Single

22

1859

City of London, Middlesex, England

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