Eliza Gay in London, Middlesex in the 1881 Census

Details of Eliza Gay of 10 Whiston, Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, England

First name(s): Eliza
Last name: Gay
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Widow
Gender: Female
Age: 49
Birth year: 1832
Occupation: Shirt Ironer
Birth town: Bethnal Green
Birth county: Middlesex
Birth place: England
Street: 10 Whiston
Town: —
Parish: Shoreditch
County: London, Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Shoreditch

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Sarah	Last name Gay	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 12	Birth year 1869	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
First name(s) William	Last name Gay	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 9	Birth year 1872	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Gay family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Eliza Gay and 2 other people

Gay family summary

NAME: Eliza Gay
BORN: 1832
BIRTH COUNTY: Middlesex
ADDRESS IN 1881: Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, England