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Household of William Wray (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 Wray and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wray, born in 1843 in Garton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma M Wray, born in 1844 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Earnest S (born 1870 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Lillian E (born 1873 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and John S (born 1875 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Henry (born 1865 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1857 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England).


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William Wray's household

Male

William

Wray

Head
Female

Emma M

Wray

Wife
Male

Earnest S

Wray

Son
Female

Lillian E

Wray

Daughter
Male

John S

Wray

Son
Male

Henry

Grainger

Servant
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Wray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Garton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wray

Head

Married

38

1843

Garton, Yorkshire, England

Emma M

Wray

Wife

Married

37

1844

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Earnest S

Wray

Son

Single

11

1870

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Lillian E

Wray

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

John S

Wray

Son

Single

6

1875

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Grainger

Servant

Single

16

1865

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Simpson

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

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