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Household of Thomas Dray (born 1834, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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 Dray and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dray, born in 1834 in Chartham, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Maria Dray, born in 1838 in Broadstairs, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Broadstairs, Kent, England), Maria (born 1865 in Broadstairs, Kent, England), Oliver (born 1869 in Broadstairs, Kent, England), Amy (born 1871 in Broadstairs, Kent, England), Charles (born 1872 in Broadstairs, Kent, England) and Harriett (born 1874 in Broadstairs, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Frederick Goldsmith, born in 1862 in London, Middlesex, England.


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Thomas Dray's household

Male

Thomas

Dray

Head
Female

Maria

Dray

Wife
Male

Thomas

Dray

Son
Female

Maria

Dray

Daughter
Male

Oliver

Dray

Son
Female

Amy

Dray

Daughter
Male

Charles

Dray

Son
Female

Harriett

Dray

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Goldsmith

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Chartham, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dray

Head

Married

47

1834

Chartham, Kent, England

Maria

Dray

Wife

Married

43

1838

Broadstairs, Kent, England

Thomas

Dray

Son

Single

17

1864

Broadstairs, Kent, England

Maria

Dray

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Broadstairs, Kent, England

Oliver

Dray

Son

Single

12

1869

Broadstairs, Kent, England

Amy

Dray

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Broadstairs, Kent, England

Charles

Dray

Son

Single

9

1872

Broadstairs, Kent, England

Harriett

Dray

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Broadstairs, Kent, England

Frederick

Goldsmith

Lodger

Single

19

1862

London, Middlesex, England

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