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Household of Edward W Ray (born 1859, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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.

Edward W Ray and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward W Ray, born in 1859 in Croydon, Surrey, consisted of 5 members. Edward W was the head of the household, married to Mary J Ray, born in 1849 in Yarlington, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edward W's Brother In Law, James E (born 1861 in Havant, Hampshire, England), Edward W's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in Sussex, England) and Edward W's Lodger, William (born 1817 in Kirdford, Sussex, England).


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Edward W Ray's household

Male

Edward W

Ray

Head
Female

Mary J

Ray

Wife
Male

James E

Thompson

Brother In Law
Female

Jane

Ware

Servant
Male

William

Boxall

Lodger
First name(s) Edward W
Last name Ray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Croydon, Surrey, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward W

Ray

Head

Married

22

1859

Croydon, Surrey, England

Mary J

Ray

Wife

Married

32

1849

Yarlington, Somerset, England

James E

Thompson

Brother In Law

Single

20

1861

Havant, Hampshire, England

Jane

Ware

Servant

Single

18

1863

Sussex, England

William

Boxall

Lodger

Widower

64

1817

Kirdford, Sussex, England

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