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Household of William Cray (born 1847, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Cray and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cray, born in 1847 in Cambridgeshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Cray, born in 1844 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. They had 3 children; William D (born 1867 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1874 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England) and Benjamin H (born 1878 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father, Phillip Cray, born in 1810 in Cambridgeshire, England.


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William Cray's household

Male

William

Cray

Head
Female

Sarah

Cray

Wife
Male

William D

Cray

Son
Female

Margaret

Cray

Daughter
Male

Benjamin H

Cray

Son
Male

Phillip

Cray

Father
First name(s) William
Last name Cray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cray

Head

Married

34

1847

Cambridgeshire, England

Sarah

Cray

Wife

Married

37

1844

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

William D

Cray

Son

Single

14

1867

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Cray

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin H

Cray

Son

Single

3

1878

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Phillip

Cray

Father

Widower

71

1810

Cambridgeshire, England

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