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Household of John Bray (born 1823, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

John Bray and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bray, born in 1823 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Nancy Bray, born in 1823 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Emma (born 1849 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1846 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Leonard (born 1871 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England) and Minnie (born 1874 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, John H Massey, born in 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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John Bray's household

Male

John

Bray

Head
Female

Nancy

Bray

Wife
Female

Emma

Hopkin

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Bray

Son
Male

Leonard

Hopkin

Grand Son
Female

Minnie

Hopkin

Grand Daughter
Male

John H

Massey

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Bray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bray

Head

Married

58

1823

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Nancy

Bray

Wife

Married

58

1823

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Hopkin

Daughter

Married

32

1849

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Bray

Son

Widower

35

1846

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Leonard

Hopkin

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Minnie

Hopkin

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

John H

Massey

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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