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Household of John Ray (born 1836, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Weardale, 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.

John Ray and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ray, born in 1836 in Gilcrux, Cumberland, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ray, born in 1839 in Workington, Cumberland, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1862 in Durham, England), William (born 1865 in Crook, Durham, England), Jane (born 1867 in Crook, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1874 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), John (born 1875 in Wolsingham, Durham, England) and Mary E (born 1878 in Wolsingham, Durham, England).


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John Ray's household

Male

John

Ray

Head
Female

Mary

Ray

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Ray

Daughter
Male

William

Ray

Son
Female

Jane

Ray

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ray

Son
Female

Margaret

Ray

Daughter
Male

John

Ray

Son
Female

Mary E

Ray

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ray

Head

Married

45

1836

Gilcrux, Cumberland, England

Mary

Ray

Wife

Married

42

1839

Workington, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Ray

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Durham, England

William

Ray

Son

Single

16

1865

Crook, Durham, England

Jane

Ray

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Crook, Durham, England

Thomas

Ray

Son

Single

8

1873

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Margaret

Ray

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wolsingham, Durham, England

John

Ray

Son

Single

6

1875

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Mary E

Ray

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wolsingham, Durham, England

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