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Household of John Ray (born 1840, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ray, born in 1840 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Ray, born in 1841 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Dora Ann (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Ray's household

Male

John

Ray

Head
Female

Agnes

Ray

Wife
Female

Margaret

Ray

Daughter
Male

James

Ray

Son
Female

Mary

Ray

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Ray

Son
Female

Dora Ann

Ray

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Ray

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Ray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ray

Head

Married

41

1840

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Ray

Wife

Married

40

1841

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ray

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Ray

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Ray

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Ray

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Dora Ann

Ray

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Ray

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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