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Household of Ben Bray (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Ben Bray and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ben Bray, born in 1847 in Wooldale, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Ben was the head of the household, married to Lucy Ann Bray, born in 1850 in Penistone, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Fred (born 1874 in Wooldale, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1876 in Wooldale, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1879 in Wooldale, Yorkshire, England) and Ned (born 1881 in Wooldale, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ben's Wifes Daughter, Ruth Greaves, born in 1869 in Penistone, Yorkshire, England.


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Ben Bray's household

Male

Ben

Bray

Head
Female

Lucy Ann

Bray

Wife
Female

Ruth

Greaves

Wifes Daughter
Male

Fred

Bray

Son
Female

Sarah

Bray

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Bray

Daughter
Male

Ned

Bray

Son
First name(s) Ben
Last name Bray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Wooldale, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ben

Bray

Head

Married

34

1847

Wooldale, Yorkshire, England

Lucy Ann

Bray

Wife

Married

31

1850

Penistone, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Greaves

Wifes Daughter

Single

12

1869

Penistone, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Bray

Son

Single

7

1874

Wooldale, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Bray

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wooldale, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Bray

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wooldale, Yorkshire, England

Ned

Bray

Son

Single

0

1881

Wooldale, Yorkshire, England

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