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Household of Leonard Ray (born 1842, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Leonard Ray and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Leonard Ray, born in 1842 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Leonard was the head of the household, married to Matilda Ray, born in 1847 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Leonard (born 1867 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Louisa E (born 1870 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Flora (born 1874 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Matilda (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Leonora R (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Frederick F (born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Leonard's Servant, Mary E Watt, born in 1863 in Ireland.


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Leonard Ray's household

Male

Leonard

Ray

Head
Female

Matilda

Ray

Wife
Male

Leonard

Ray

Son
Female

Louisa E

Ray

Daughter
Female

Flora

Ray

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Ray

Daughter
Female

Leonora R

Ray

Daughter
Male

Frederick F

Ray

Son
Female

Mary E

Watt

Servant
First name(s) Leonard
Last name Ray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Leonard

Ray

Head

Married

39

1842

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Matilda

Ray

Wife

Married

34

1847

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Leonard

Ray

Son

Single

14

1867

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Louisa E

Ray

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Flora

Ray

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Matilda

Ray

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Leonora R

Ray

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Frederick F

Ray

Son

Single

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Watt

Servant

Single

18

1863

Ireland

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