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Household of William Ray (born 1845, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ray, born in 1845 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Ray, born in 1851 in Shropshire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Frank (born 1880 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Henry (born 1851 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) and William's Boarder, Harry (born 1873 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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William Ray's household

Male

William

Ray

Head
Female

Eliza

Ray

Wife
Male

William

Ray

Son
Male

Frank

Ray

Son
Male

Henry

Day

Boarder
Male

Harry

Day

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

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ray

Head

Married

36

1845

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Eliza

Ray

Wife

Married

30

1851

Shropshire, England

William

Ray

Son

Single

5

1876

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Frank

Ray

Son

Single

1

1880

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Henry

Day

Boarder

Widower

30

1851

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Harry

Day

Boarder

Single

8

1873

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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