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Household of William Ray (born 1843, Lancashire)

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 Ray and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ray, born in 1843 in Eccles, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Ray, born in 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Harry (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Frank E (born 1874 in United States), Albert E (born 1878 in United States) and Walter V (born 1881 in Eccles, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Elizabeth M A Broome, born in 1828 in Kent, England.


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William Ray's household

Male

William

Ray

Head
Female

Annie

Ray

Wife
Male

Harry

Ray

Son
Male

Frank E

Ray

Son
Male

Albert E

Ray

Son
Male

Walter V

Ray

Son
Female

Elizabeth M A

Broome

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Ray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Eccles, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ray

Head

Married

38

1843

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Annie

Ray

Wife

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harry

Ray

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frank E

Ray

Son

Single

7

1874

United States

Albert E

Ray

Son

Single

3

1878

United States

Walter V

Ray

Son

Single

0

1881

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth M A

Broome

Servant

Single

53

1828

Kent, England

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