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Household of Richard Ray (born 1826, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Langport, Somerset, 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.

Richard Ray and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Ray, born in 1826 in Walsham Le Willows, Suffolk, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Ray, born in 1840 in Mells, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Eva Mary (born 1862 in Kingweston, Somerset, England), Harry Arthur (born 1870 in Kingweston, Somerset, England), Gertrude Nellie (born 1873 in Kingweston, Somerset, England) and Louie Cecillia (born 1877 in Kingweston, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Sister In Law, Martha Long, born in 1845 in Mells, Somerset, England.


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Richard Ray's household

Male

Richard

Ray

Head
Female

Mary

Ray

Wife
Female

Eva Mary

Ray

Daughter
Male

Harry Arthur

Ray

Son
Female

Gertrude Nellie

Ray

Daughter
Female

Louie Cecillia

Ray

Daughter
Female

Martha

Long

Sister In Law
First name(s) Richard
Last name Ray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Walsham Le Willows, Suffolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Ray

Head

Married

55

1826

Walsham Le Willows, Suffolk, England

Mary

Ray

Wife

Married

41

1840

Mells, Somerset, England

Eva Mary

Ray

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Kingweston, Somerset, England

Harry Arthur

Ray

Son

Single

11

1870

Kingweston, Somerset, England

Gertrude Nellie

Ray

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Kingweston, Somerset, England

Louie Cecillia

Ray

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Kingweston, Somerset, England

Martha

Long

Sister In Law

Single

36

1845

Mells, Somerset, England

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