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Household of Robert Ray (born 1831, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Ray, born in 1831 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Ray, born in 1833 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; Debera (born 1863 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), George (born 1867 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Albert (born 1870 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Ester (born 1862 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, Sarah Starling, born in 1831 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.


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Robert Ray's household

Male

Robert

Ray

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Ray

Wife
Female

Debera

Ray

Daughter
Male

George

Ray

Son
Male

Albert

Ray

Son
Female

Sarah

Starling

Lodger
Female

Ester

Starling

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Ray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Ray

Head

Married

50

1831

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Mary Ann

Ray

Wife

Married

48

1833

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Debera

Ray

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

George

Ray

Son

Single

14

1867

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Albert

Ray

Son

Single

11

1870

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Sarah

Starling

Lodger

Widow

50

1831

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Ester

Starling

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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