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Household of John Bray (born 1816, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

John Bray and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bray, born in 1816 in Norfolk, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bray, born in 1821 in Sheerness, Kent, England. They had 1 grandchild; Elizabeth A, born 1867 in London, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's -, Mary (born 1801 in -), John's Lodger, Patrick (born 1854 in Ireland), John's Lodger, John (born 1848 in Essex, England), John's Lodger, Amos (born 1827 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England), John's Lodger, William (born 1836 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England), John's Lodger, George (born 1855 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England) and John's Lodger, Henry (born 1848 in Castle Hedingham, Essex, England).


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John Bray's household

Male

John

Bray

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bray

Wife
Female

Mary

Shread

-
Female

Elizabeth A

Bray

Grand Daughter
Male

Patrick

Congan

Lodger
Male

John

Weeks

Lodger
Male

Amos

Bird

Lodger
Male

William

Bloomfield

Lodger
Male

George

Miles

Lodger
Male

Henry

Shelley

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Bray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bray

Head

Married

65

1816

Norfolk, England

Elizabeth

Bray

Wife

Married

60

1821

Sheerness, Kent, England

Mary

Shread

-

Widow

80

1801

-

Elizabeth A

Bray

Grand Daughter

Single

14

1867

London, Middlesex, England

Patrick

Congan

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Ireland

John

Weeks

Lodger

Single

33

1848

Essex, England

Amos

Bird

Lodger

Single

54

1827

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

William

Bloomfield

Lodger

Single

45

1836

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

George

Miles

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Henry

Shelley

Lodger

Single

33

1848

Castle Hedingham, Essex, England

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