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Household of John Ray (born 1819, Cumberland)

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.

John Ray and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ray, born in 1819 in Wigton, Cumberland, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Ray, born in 1821 in Wigton, Cumberland, England. They had 1 child; Isaac, born 1856 in Wigton, Cumberland, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, George Fenwick, born in 1831 in Durham, Durham, England.


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John Ray's household

Male

John

Ray

Head
Female

Jane

Ray

Wife
Male

Isaac

Ray

Son
Male

George

Fenwick

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Ray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Wigton, Cumberland, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ray

Head

Married

62

1819

Wigton, Cumberland, England

Jane

Ray

Wife

Married

60

1821

Wigton, Cumberland, England

Isaac

Ray

Son

Single

25

1856

Wigton, Cumberland, England

George

Fenwick

Lodger

Single

50

1831

Durham, Durham, England

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