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Household of James Ray (born 1838, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

James Ray and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ray, born in 1838 in Wallsend, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Ray, born in 1852 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; James H (born 1873 in Wheatley Hill, Durham, England), Edward (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Relation, Margaret Embleton, born in 1828 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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James Ray's household

Male

James

Ray

Head
Female

Isabella

Ray

Wife
Male

James H

Ray

Son
Male

Edward

Ray

Son
Female

Isabella

Ray

Daughter
Male

John

Ray

Son
Female

Margaret

Embleton

Relation
First name(s) James
Last name Ray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Wallsend, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ray

Head

Married

43

1838

Wallsend, Northumberland, England

Isabella

Ray

Wife

Married

29

1852

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

James H

Ray

Son

Single

8

1873

Wheatley Hill, Durham, England

Edward

Ray

Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Isabella

Ray

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Ray

Son

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret

Embleton

Relation

Widow

53

1828

Sunderland, Durham, England

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