Individual Details
Tom "Thomas" LAY
(Abt Jul 1866 - Abt Jan 1929)
Events
| Birth | Abt Jul 1866 | Brightwell, Berkshire, England |  | ||
| Census | 1871 | Scholar - Sotwell Street, Sotwell, Berkshire, England |  | | |
| Census | 1881 | Ag Lab - Mackney Lane, Brightwell, Berkshire, England | | | |
| Census | 1891 | Railway Fireman (R & D) - 2 Market Street, Islington, Middlesex, England | | | |
| Occupation | Abt May 1891 | Fireman - Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England | | ||
| Marriage | 4 May 1891 | St James The Great, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England - Ellen Matilda WARWICK | | | |
| Census | 1901 | Engine Driver (Railway?) - 38 Goodinge Road, Islington, Middlesex, England | | | |
| Census | 1911 | Railway Engine Driver (Great North Railway) - 24 Windsor Road, Holloway, Middlesex, England | | | |
| Death | Abt Jan 1929 | (Registration District), Pancras, Middlesex, England | |
Families
| Spouse | Ellen Matilda WARWICK (1864 - ) |
| Child | Thomas Edward LAY (1888 - ) |
| Child | Edith Lily LAY (1890 - ) |
| Child | Mabel Dora LAY (1896 - ) |
| Father | William LAY (1827 - 1899) |
| Mother | Harriet (LAY) (1838 - ) |
| Sibling | Edith LAY (1863 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary LAY (1865 - ) |
| Sibling | Emily LAY (1868 - ) |
| Sibling | Albert LAY (1870 - ) |
| Sibling | Edmund Robert LAY (1873 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Priscilla LAY (1876 - ) |
Notes
Census
Listed as ThomasCensus
Census
Birthplace: Brightwell, Berks - Listed as Thomas Lay - at the same address:Lethia Warwick - Sister-in-law - 13 - Scholar - born: Wallingford, Berks
Marriage
In 1911 census say married 28 years (i.e. 1883 but actual marriage took place on 4 May 1891)Extract from marriage register: 1891 Marriage solemnized at the church in the parish of St James the Great in the county of Middlesex.
No: 175
Date: 4 May 1891
Name: Tom Lay - Ellen Matilda Warwick
Age: 24 - 27
Condition: Bachelor - Spinster
Occupation: Fireman - -
Address: Bethnal Green (both)
Father: William Lay - Edward Warwick
Father's occupation: Labourer - Labourer
married in the parish church according to the rites and ceremonies of the established church by banns - by: G M Stuppell
Bride & Groom signed their names - witnesses: J Bacon & F Roberts
Census
Birthplace: Brightwell, Berks - At the same address his sister-in-law Rose Warwick and his widower brother Edmund.Census
Birthplace: Brightwell, Berks - At the same address:Lilian Lay - Niece - 15 - At Home - born: Islington, Middlesex
Richard Tubb - Visitor (head) - 25 - Variety Artist (Stage) - born: St Lukes, London
Jessie Tubb - Visitor (wife married 3 years 1 child) - Variety Artist (Stage) - born: Manchester, Lancs
Jessie Tubb - Visitor (daughter) - 1 - - born: Manchester, Lancs
Laura Mathias - Visitor (Servant) - Nurse (domestic) - born: Birkenhead, Cheshire
Hugh McLeod - Visitor (Assistant) - Variety Artist's Assistant (Stage) - born: Cambridge, Cambs
Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1866 Jul/Sept - Wallingford - Vol: 2c Page: 288.
2. 1871 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG10; Piece: 1272; Folio: 182; Page: 46;.
3. 1881 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG11; Piece: 1293; Folio: 70; Page: 20;.
4. 1891 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG12; Piece: 160; Folio: 74; Page: 1.
5. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932, London Metropolitan Archives, Saint James The Great, Bethnal Green, Register of marriages, P72/JSG, Item 065.
6. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932, London Metropolitan Archives, Saint James The Great, Bethnal Green, Register of marriages, P72/JSG, Item 065.
7. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1891 Apr/Jun - Bethnal Green - Vol: 1c Page: 268.
8. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 171; Folio: 109; Page: 27.
9. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 818 (Household Schedule: 172 ).
10. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1929 Jan/Mar - Pancras - Vol: 1b Page: 72.