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Household of Robert Ray (born 1838, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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.

Robert Ray and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Ray, born in 1838 in Pulham Market, Norfolk, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Betsy Ray, born in 1836 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1862 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Belvedere, Kent, England), Charles (born 1872 in Belvedere, Kent, England), Martha (born 1874 in Belvedere, Kent, England), Fanny (born 1876 in Belvedere, Kent, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Belvedere, Kent, England).


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Robert Ray's household

Male

Robert

Ray

Head
Female

Betsy

Ray

Wife
Male

William

Ray

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ray

Daughter
Male

Charles

Ray

Son
Female

Martha

Ray

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Ray

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ray

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Ray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Pulham Market, Norfolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Ray

Head

Married

43

1838

Pulham Market, Norfolk, England

Betsy

Ray

Wife

Married

45

1836

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

William

Ray

Son

Single

19

1862

Greenwich, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Ray

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Belvedere, Kent, England

Charles

Ray

Son

Single

9

1872

Belvedere, Kent, England

Martha

Ray

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Belvedere, Kent, England

Fanny

Ray

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Belvedere, Kent, England

Thomas

Ray

Son

Single

1

1880

Belvedere, Kent, England

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