Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Samuel J Bray (born 1855, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 J Bray and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel J Bray, born in 1855 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Samuel J was the head of the household, married to Ruth Bray, born in 1857 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Samuel J (born 1878 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Lavinia E (born 1879 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel J's Sister In Law, Emily (born 1855 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Samuel J's Brother In Law, Fred (born 1857 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Samuel J's Boarder, George Wm (born 1862 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Samuel J Bray's household

Male

Samuel J

Bray

Head
Female

Ruth

Bray

Wife
Male

Samuel J

Bray

Son
Female

Lavinia E

Bray

Daughter
Female

Emily

Menhenitt

Sister In Law
Male

Fred

Menhenitt

Brother In Law
Male

George Wm

Cocks

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel J
Last name Bray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel J

Bray

Head

Married

26

1855

Plymouth, Devon, England

Ruth

Bray

Wife

Married

24

1857

Plymouth, Devon, England

Samuel J

Bray

Son

Single

3

1878

Plymouth, Devon, England

Lavinia E

Bray

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Plymouth, Devon, England

Emily

Menhenitt

Sister In Law

Single

26

1855

Plymouth, Devon, England

Fred

Menhenitt

Brother In Law

Single

24

1857

Plymouth, Devon, England

George Wm

Cocks

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Plymouth, Devon, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Samuel J Bray in Plymouth in 1881, and follow the Bray family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Samuel J Bray

We’ve found Samuel J Bray in 25 family trees. Find out more about Samuel J Bray's household and view the Bray family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census