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Household of Thomas Ray (born 1834, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, Cheshire, 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 Ray and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ray, born in 1834 in Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ray, born in 1833 in Shropshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1862 in Adbaston, Staffordshire, England), Samuel (born 1867 in Adbaston, Staffordshire, England), Edaer ? W (born 1870 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), Reginald C (born 1872 in Alsager, Cheshire, England) and Eleanor B (born 1875 in Alsager, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Sister In Law, Hannah Harrison, born in 1836 in Shropshire, England.


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Thomas Ray's household

Male

Thomas

Ray

Head
Female

Mary

Ray

Wife
Male

John

Ray

Son
Male

Samuel

Ray

Son
Male

Edaer ? W

Ray

Son
Male

Reginald C

Ray

Son
Female

Eleanor B

Ray

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Harrison

Sister In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ray

Head

Married

47

1834

Staffordshire, England

Mary

Ray

Wife

Married

48

1833

Shropshire, England

John

Ray

Son

Single

19

1862

Adbaston, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Ray

Son

Single

14

1867

Adbaston, Staffordshire, England

Edaer ? W

Ray

Son

Single

11

1870

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Reginald C

Ray

Son

Single

9

1872

Alsager, Cheshire, England

Eleanor B

Ray

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Alsager, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Harrison

Sister In Law

Single

45

1836

Shropshire, England

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