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Household of William Rayson (born 1845, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Rayson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rayson, born in 1845 in Warwickshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Rayson, born in 1848 in Warwickshire, England. They had 4 children; A Edward (born 1871 in Longsight, Lancashire, England), Ann S (born 1873 in Longsight, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Warwickshire, England) and Robert J (born 1880 in Longsight, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Joseph (born 1864 in Warwickshire, England), William's Boarder, Hugh (born 1861 in Eglwysfach, Denbighshire, Wales) and William's Boarder, Edwin (born 1861 in Eglwysfach, Denbighshire, Wales).


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William Rayson's household

Male

William

Rayson

Head
Female

Sarah

Rayson

Wife
Male

A Edward

Rayson

Son
Female

Ann S

Rayson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Rayson

Daughter
Male

Robert J

Rayson

Son
Male

Joseph

Rayson

Boarder
Male

Hugh

Roberts

Boarder
Male

Edwin

Jones

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Rayson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Warwickshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rayson

Head

Married

36

1845

Warwickshire, England

Sarah

Rayson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Warwickshire, England

A Edward

Rayson

Son

Single

10

1871

Longsight, Lancashire, England

Ann S

Rayson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Longsight, Lancashire, England

Mary

Rayson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Warwickshire, England

Robert J

Rayson

Son

Single

1

1880

Longsight, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Rayson

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Warwickshire, England

Hugh

Roberts

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Eglwysfach, Denbighshire, Wales

Edwin

Jones

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Eglwysfach, Denbighshire, Wales

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