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Household of William W Ray (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 W Ray and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William W Ray, born in 1850 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William W was the head of the household, married to Catherine Ray, born in 1852 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Herbert J (born 1870 in Bromborough, Cheshire, England), Harold W (born 1872 in Bromborough, Lancashire, England), William W (born 1874 in Bromborough, Cheshire, England), Gertrude M (born 1878 in Manchester) and Arthur G (born 1879 in Manchester).
During the period, also present in the household were William W's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William W's Servant, Selina (born 1853 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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William W Ray's household

Male

William W

Ray

Head
Female

Catherine

Ray

Wife
Male

Herbert J

Ray

Son
Male

Harold W

Ray

Son
Male

William W

Ray

Son
Female

Gertrude M

Ray

Daughter
Male

Arthur G

Ray

Son
Female

Mary

Kirk

Sister In Law
Female

Selina

Yardley

Servant
First name(s) William W
Last name Ray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William W

Ray

Head

Married

31

1850

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Ray

Wife

Married

29

1852

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Herbert J

Ray

Son

Single

11

1870

Bromborough, Cheshire, England

Harold W

Ray

Son

Single

9

1872

Bromborough, Lancashire, England

William W

Ray

Son

Single

7

1874

Bromborough, Cheshire, England

Gertrude M

Ray

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester

Arthur G

Ray

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester

Mary

Kirk

Sister In Law

Single

23

1858

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Selina

Yardley

Servant

-

28

1853

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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