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Household of Thomas Bray (born 1836, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Devon, 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.

Thomas Bray and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bray, born in 1836 in St Austell, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Bray, born in 1845 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Catherine (born 1876 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England), William J (born 1877 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England), Maude M (born 1878 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England) and Hetty (born 1881 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Domes Servant, Amelia (born 1865 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England) and Thomas's Farm Servant, John (born 1865 in Jacobstow, Devon, England).


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Thomas Bray's household

Male

Thomas

Bray

Head
Female

Mary

Bray

Wife
Female

Catherine

Bray

Daughter
Male

William J

Bray

Son
Female

Maude M

Bray

Daughter
Female

Hetty

Bray

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Taylor

Domes Servant
Male

John

Keener

Farm Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place St Austell, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bray

Head

Married

45

1836

St Austell, Cornwall, England

Mary

Bray

Wife

Married

36

1845

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

Catherine

Bray

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

William J

Bray

Son

Single

4

1877

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

Maude M

Bray

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

Hetty

Bray

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

Amelia

Taylor

Domes Servant

Single

16

1865

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

John

Keener

Farm Servant

Single

16

1865

Jacobstow, Devon, England

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