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Household of John Wray (born 1853, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 Wray and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wray, born in 1853 in Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Wray, born in 1845 in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 2 children; John Thomas (born 1877 in Heanor, Nottinghamshire, England) and Lucy (born 1879 in Heanor, Nottinghamshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, Absalom (born 1869 in Heanor, Nottinghamshire, England), John's Step Son, William H (born 1870 in Heanor, Nottinghamshire, England), John's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1872 in Heanor, Nottinghamshire, England) and John's Step Daughter, Sarah (born 1873 in Heanor, Nottinghamshire, England).


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John Wray's household

Male

John

Wray

Head
Female

Ann

Wray

Wife
Male

Absalom

Brough

Step Son
Male

William H

Brough

Step Son
Female

Elizabeth

Brough

Step Daughter
Female

Sarah

Brough

Step Daughter
Male

John Thomas

Wray

Son
Female

Lucy

Wray

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wray

Head

Married

28

1853

Lincolnshire, England

Ann

Wray

Wife

Married

36

1845

Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England

Absalom

Brough

Step Son

Single

12

1869

Heanor, Nottinghamshire, England

William H

Brough

Step Son

Single

11

1870

Heanor, Nottinghamshire, England

Elizabeth

Brough

Step Daughter

Single

9

1872

Heanor, Nottinghamshire, England

Sarah

Brough

Step Daughter

Single

8

1873

Heanor, Nottinghamshire, England

John Thomas

Wray

Son

Single

4

1877

Heanor, Nottinghamshire, England

Lucy

Wray

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Heanor, Nottinghamshire, England

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