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Household of Samuel Ray (born 1835, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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 Ray and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Ray, born in 1835 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Esther Ray, born in 1835 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah E (born 1861 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Elijah R (born 1864 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Catherine (born 1868 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Fanny (born 1873 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Nelly (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Ray's household

Male

Samuel

Ray

Head
Female

Esther

Ray

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Ray

Daughter
Male

Elijah R

Ray

Son
Female

Catherine

Ray

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Ray

Daughter
Female

Nelly

Ray

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Ray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Ray

Head

Married

46

1835

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Esther

Ray

Wife

Married

46

1835

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Sarah E

Ray

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Elijah R

Ray

Son

Single

17

1864

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Catherine

Ray

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Fanny

Ray

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Nelly

Ray

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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