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Household of Thomas Ray (born 1851, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ray, born in 1851 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Ray, born in 1851 in Longtown, Cumberland, England. They had 4 children; Margaret J (born 1870 in Wigton, Cumberland, England), John (born 1874 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Richard (born 1877 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Robert H (born 1879 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Robert Livingstone, born in 1853 in Longtown, Cumberland, England.


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Thomas Ray's household

Male

Thomas

Ray

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Ray

Wife
Female

Margaret J

Ray

Daughter
Male

John

Ray

Son
Male

Richard

Ray

Son
Male

Robert H

Ray

Son
Male

Robert

Livingstone

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ray

Head

Married

30

1851

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Mary Jane

Ray

Wife

Married

30

1851

Longtown, Cumberland, England

Margaret J

Ray

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wigton, Cumberland, England

John

Ray

Son

Single

7

1874

Jarrow, Durham, England

Richard

Ray

Son

Single

4

1877

Jarrow, Durham, England

Robert H

Ray

Son

Single

2

1879

Jarrow, Durham, England

Robert

Livingstone

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Longtown, Cumberland, England

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