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Household of Ambrose Ray (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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.

Ambrose Ray and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ambrose Ray, born in 1839 in Bedford, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Ambrose was the head of the household, married to Mary Ray, born in 1841 in Bedford, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Samuel (born 1861 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1870 in Bedford, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Jane (born 1875 in Bedford, Lancashire, England).


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Ambrose Ray's household

Male

Ambrose

Ray

Head
Female

Mary

Ray

Wife
Male

Samuel

Ray

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ray

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Ray

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Ray

Daughter
First name(s) Ambrose
Last name Ray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bedford, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ambrose

Ray

Head

Married

42

1839

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ray

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Ray

Son

Single

20

1861

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ray

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Ray

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Ray

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bedford, Lancashire, England

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