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Household of Henry Ray (born 1828, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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.

Henry Ray and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Ray, born in 1828 in Nantwich, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Ray, born in 1831 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1854 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England), Sarah J (born 1856 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England), Annie E (born 1860 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England), Amelia (born 1865 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England) and Henry (born 1867 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Servant, Mary Littler, born in 1863 in Queensferry, Flintshire, Wales.


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Henry Ray's household

Male

Henry

Ray

Head
Female

Sarah J

Ray

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Ray

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Ray

Daughter
Female

Annie E

Ray

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Ray

Daughter
Male

Henry

Ray

Son
Female

Mary

Littler

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Ray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Ray

Head

Married

53

1828

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Sarah J

Ray

Wife

Married

50

1831

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Ray

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Sarah J

Ray

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Annie E

Ray

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Amelia

Ray

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Henry

Ray

Son

Single

14

1867

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Mary

Littler

Servant

Single

18

1863

Queensferry, Flintshire, Wales

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