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Household of John Ray (born 1836, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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 Ray and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ray, born in 1836 in Shropshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Ray, born in 1842 in Holly Hall, Worcestershire, England. They had 7 children; Sarah (born 1859 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1862 in Netherton, Worcestershire, England), Agnes (born 1866 in Netherton, Worcestershire, England), Patience (born 1874 in Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England), Amos (born 1876 in Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England), Minnie (born 1878 in Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England) and Edith (born 1880 in Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Mary Jane, born 1881 in Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Elisha Holt, born in 1862 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England.


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John Ray's household

Male

John

Ray

Head
Female

Emma

Ray

Wife
Female

Sarah

Ray

Daughter
Male

John

Ray

Son
Female

Agnes

Ray

Daughter
Female

Patience

Ray

Daughter
Male

Amos

Ray

Son
Female

Minnie

Ray

Daughter
Female

Edith

Ray

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Ray

Grand Daughter
Male

Elisha

Holt

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Ray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ray

Head

Married

45

1836

Shropshire, England

Emma

Ray

Wife

Married

39

1842

Holly Hall, Worcestershire, England

Sarah

Ray

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

John

Ray

Son

Single

19

1862

Netherton, Worcestershire, England

Agnes

Ray

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Netherton, Worcestershire, England

Patience

Ray

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England

Amos

Ray

Son

Single

5

1876

Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England

Minnie

Ray

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England

Edith

Ray

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England

Mary Jane

Ray

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England

Elisha

Holt

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

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