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Household of William Ray (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Ray and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ray, born in 1833 in Stockport, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Ray, born in 1836 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; James (born 1858 in Stockport, Lancashire, England), Richard E (born 1860 in Stockport, Lancashire, England), William (born 1862 in Stockport, Lancashire, England), Margaret Ellen (born 1864 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Alice (born 1866 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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William Ray's household

Male

William

Ray

Head
Female

Ellen

Ray

Wife
Male

James

Ray

Son
Male

Richard E

Ray

Son
Male

William

Ray

Son
Female

Margaret Ellen

Ray

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Alice

Ray

Daughter
Male

Robert

Ray

Son
Male

Alfred

Ray

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Ray

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Ray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Stockport, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ray

Head

Married

48

1833

Stockport, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Ray

Wife

Married

45

1836

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James

Ray

Son

Single

23

1858

Stockport, Lancashire, England

Richard E

Ray

Son

Single

21

1860

Stockport, Lancashire, England

William

Ray

Son

Single

19

1862

Stockport, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ellen

Ray

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Alice

Ray

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Ray

Son

Single

12

1869

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Ray

Son

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Ray

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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