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Household of Henry Wray (born 1835, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Henry Wray and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Wray, born in 1835 in Chelmsford, Essex, consisted of 5 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Emma Wray, born in 1836 in Chelmsford, Essex, England. They had 1 child; Emma Eliza, born 1859 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's God Daughter, Jane Ellen (born 1867 in Congleton, Cheshire, England) and Henry's Boarder, Thomas (born 1851 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Wray's household

Male

Henry

Wray

Head
Female

Emma

Wray

Wife
Female

Emma Eliza

Wray

Daughter
Female

Jane Ellen

Bohanna

God Daughter
Male

Thomas

Norris

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Wray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Chelmsford, Essex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Wray

Head

Married

46

1835

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Emma

Wray

Wife

Married

45

1836

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Emma Eliza

Wray

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jane Ellen

Bohanna

God Daughter

Single

14

1867

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Norris

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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