William was born in 1840 and baptised on 29 March 1840 in Tinwell, Rutland, England.[1]
Census
In the 1851 census William (age 11) was the unmarried son of John Lay in Tinwell, Lincolnshire, England.[2]
John Lay Head Married M 50 Labourer Tinwell, Rutland
Elizabeth Lay Wife Married F 50 Labourers Wife Tinwell, Rutland
Hannah Lay Daughter Unmarried F 13 Scholar Tinwell, Rutland
William Lay Son Unmarried M 11 Scholar Tinwell, Rutland
Thomas Lay Son Unmarried M 7 Scholar Tinwell, Rutland
Charles Lay Son Unmarried M 3 Tinwell, Rutland
Sources
↑Baptism:
"England, Rutland Parish Registers, 1538-1991"
Citing 27, DE2271/6, Baptism, Tinwell, Rutland, England, United Kingdom, The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland, Leicester, UK.
FamilySearch Record: QGLC-RL41 (accessed 20 May 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSH1-R94Q-Y Image number 00040
William Ley baptism on 29 Mar 1840 (born 1840) in Tinwell, Rutland, England, United Kingdom.
↑1851 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1851"
Citing Tinwell, Lincolnshire, England, p. 24; citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: SGNQ-G65 (accessed 20 May 2022) FindMyPast Image
William Lay (11), unmarried son, in household of John Lay (50) in Tinwell in Stamford registration district in Lincolnshire, England. Born in Tinwell, Rutland.
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