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Household of William Bray (born 1853, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bray, born in 1853 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella O S Bray, born in 1850 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Samuel N (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert A (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Half Brother, John Bray, born in 1861 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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William Bray's household

Male

William

Bray

Head
Female

Isabella O S

Bray

Wife
Male

Samuel N

Bray

Son
Male

Robert A

Bray

Son
Male

John

Bray

Half Brother
First name(s) William
Last name Bray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bray

Head

Married

28

1853

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella O S

Bray

Wife

Married

31

1850

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Samuel N

Bray

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert A

Bray

Son

-

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Bray

Half Brother

Unmarried

20

1861

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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