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Household of Samuel Bray (born 1845, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hemsworth, 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.

Samuel Bray and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Bray, born in 1845 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Bray, born in 1846 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1867 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Samuel (born 1873 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Esther (born 1876 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas Richard (born 1879 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Lodger, Japheth (born 1839 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Samuel's Lodger, John (born 1862 in Staffordshire, England).


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Samuel Bray's household

Male

Samuel

Bray

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Bray

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Bray

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Bray

Son
Female

Esther

Bray

Daughter
Male

Thomas Richard

Bray

Son
Male

Japheth

Lauren

Lodger
Male

John

Mederith

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Bray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Bray

Head

Married

36

1845

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Mary Jane

Bray

Wife

Married

35

1846

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Mary Ann

Bray

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Bray

Son

Single

8

1873

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Esther

Bray

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Thomas Richard

Bray

Son

Single

2

1879

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Japheth

Lauren

Lodger

Married

42

1839

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

John

Mederith

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Staffordshire, England

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