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Household of William Henry Bray (born 1833, Yorkshire)

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 Henry Bray and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Henry Bray, born in 1833 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William Henry was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Bray, born in 1839 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Bertha (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Lilly (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Henry's Boarder, William (born 1842 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), William Henry's Servant, Fanny (born 1862 in Yorkshire, England), William Henry's Visitor, John (born 1841 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England) and William Henry's Visitor, Jane (born 1855 in Ireland).


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William Henry Bray's household

Male

William Henry

Bray

Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Bray

Wife
Female

Bertha

Bray

Daughter
Male

Albert

Bray

Son
Female

Lilly

Bray

Daughter
Male

William

Cotterill

Boarder
Female

Fanny

Drake

Servant
Male

John

Chappel

Visitor
Female

Jane

Chappel

Visitor
First name(s) William Henry
Last name Bray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Henry

Bray

Head

Married

48

1833

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Bray

Wife

Married

42

1839

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Bertha

Bray

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Bray

Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lilly

Bray

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Cotterill

Boarder

Single

39

1842

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Fanny

Drake

Servant

Single

19

1862

Yorkshire, England

John

Chappel

Visitor

Married

40

1841

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

Jane

Chappel

Visitor

Married

26

1855

Ireland

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