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Household of William Bray (born 1829, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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.

William Bray and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bray, born in 1829 in Wolverton, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Bray, born in 1832 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. They had 6 children; Samuel (born 1855 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1861 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Herbert (born 1864 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1866 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Martha (born 1871 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England) and Miriam (born 1873 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Abel (born 1857 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, Sarah (born 1857 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England).


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William Bray's household

Male

William

Bray

Head
Female

Ann

Bray

Wife
Male

Samuel

Bray

Son
Male

William

Bray

Son
Male

Herbert

Bray

Son
Male

Joseph

Bray

Son
Female

Martha

Bray

Daughter
Female

Miriam

Bray

Daughter
Male

Abel

Hall

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Hall

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Bray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Wolverton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bray

Head

Married

52

1829

Wolverton, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Bray

Wife

Married

49

1832

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Samuel

Bray

Son

Single

26

1855

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

William

Bray

Son

Single

20

1861

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Herbert

Bray

Son

Single

17

1864

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Bray

Son

Single

15

1866

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Bray

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Miriam

Bray

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Abel

Hall

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Hall

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

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