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Household of James Wray (born 1839, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 Wray and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wray, born in 1839 in Newbrough, Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wray, born in 1845 in Wallsend, Northumberland, England. They had 7 children; Jane Elizabeth (born 1865 in Harton, Durham, England), Mabel (born 1868 in Harton, Durham, England), Mary (born 1872 in Harton, Durham, England), James (born 1874 in Harton, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Harton, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Harton, Durham, England) and Isabel (born 1881 in Harton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Alice Cockburn, born in 1860 in Harton, Durham, England.


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James Wray's household

Male

James

Wray

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wray

Wife
Female

Jane Elizabeth

Wray

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Wray

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wray

Daughter
Male

James

Wray

Son
Male

Joseph

Wray

Son
Male

Thomas

Wray

Son
Female

Isabel

Wray

Daughter
Female

Alice

Cockburn

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Wray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Newbrough, Northumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wray

Head

Married

42

1839

Newbrough, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Wray

Wife

Married

36

1845

Wallsend, Northumberland, England

Jane Elizabeth

Wray

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Harton, Durham, England

Mabel

Wray

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Harton, Durham, England

Mary

Wray

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Harton, Durham, England

James

Wray

Son

Single

7

1874

Harton, Durham, England

Joseph

Wray

Son

Single

5

1876

Harton, Durham, England

Thomas

Wray

Son

Single

3

1878

Harton, Durham, England

Isabel

Wray

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Harton, Durham, England

Alice

Cockburn

Servant

Single

21

1860

Harton, Durham, England

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