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Household of Joseph Wray (born 1856, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

Joseph Wray and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wray, born in 1856 in Whitley, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Hannah Wray, born in 1855 in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Benjamin W (born 1877 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Percy (born 1878 in Batley Carr, Yorkshire, England) and John W (born 1881 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Wray's household

Male

Joseph

Wray

Head
Female

Hannah

Wray

Wife
Male

Benjamin W

Wray

Son
Male

Percy

Wray

Son
Male

John W

Wray

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Whitley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wray

Head

Married

25

1856

Whitley, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Wray

Wife

Married

26

1855

Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin W

Wray

Son

Single

4

1877

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Percy

Wray

Son

Single

3

1878

Batley Carr, Yorkshire, England

John W

Wray

Son

Single

0

1881

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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