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Household of James Spray (born 1823, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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.

James Spray and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Spray, born in 1823 in Barford, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to Francis E Spray, born in 1833 in Scotland. They had 3 children; James H (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Francis S (born 1871 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Mabel (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Mary Ann (born 1846 in Scotland), James's Boarder, Herbert (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England), James's Boarder, Charles (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England), James's Boarder, Walter (born 1870 in London, Middlesex, England), James's Boarder, Ernest (born 1872 in London, Middlesex, England), James's Boarder, Sidney (born 1872 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England), James's Boarder, Charles (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), James's Servant, Emily (born 1861 in Sykehouse, Yorkshire, England) and James's Servant, Ada (born 1867 in Harewood, Yorkshire, England).


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James Spray's household

Male

James

Spray

Head
Female

Francis E

Spray

Wife
Male

James H

Spray

Son
Female

Francis S

Spray

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Spray

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Kirkbride

Sister In Law
Male

Herbert

Sykes

Boarder
Male

Charles

Sykes

Boarder
Male

Walter

Blakeley

Boarder
Male

Ernest

Blakeley

Boarder
Male

Sidney

Millwater

Boarder
Male

Charles

Newbound

Boarder
Female

Emily

Hunt

Servant
Female

Ada

Holden

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Spray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Barford, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Spray

Head

Married

58

1823

Barford, Nottinghamshire, England

Francis E

Spray

Wife

Married

48

1833

Scotland

James H

Spray

Son

Single

12

1869

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Francis S

Spray

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mabel

Spray

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Kirkbride

Sister In Law

Single

35

1846

Scotland

Herbert

Sykes

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

Charles

Sykes

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

Walter

Blakeley

Boarder

Single

11

1870

London, Middlesex, England

Ernest

Blakeley

Boarder

Single

9

1872

London, Middlesex, England

Sidney

Millwater

Boarder

Single

9

1872

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Newbound

Boarder

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Hunt

Servant

Single

20

1861

Sykehouse, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Holden

Servant

Single

14

1867

Harewood, Yorkshire, England

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