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BRAY

Bray in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

1433

0.0495

1.4722

Cornwall

1406

0.4251

12.6439

London

1140

0.0390

1.1606

Devon

633

0.1041

3.0959

Lancashire

602

0.0174

0.5165

Surrey

556

0.0391

1.1617

Leicestershire

366

0.1130

3.3607

Lincolnshire

277

0.0593

1.7638

Kent

264

0.0265

0.7877

Somerset

262

0.0557

1.6571

Hampshire

219

0.0366

1.0878

Warwickshire

209

0.0284

0.8437

Wiltshire

198

0.0766

2.2794

Hertfordshire

184

0.0914

2.7177

Sussex

172

0.0349

1.0386

Cheshire

170

0.0264

0.7840

Gloucestershire

167

0.0291

0.8669

Staffordshire

164

0.0166

0.4946

Essex

147

0.0255

0.7582

Worcestershire

137

0.0359

1.0681

Herefordshire

134

0.1119

3.3271

Northamptonshire

116

0.0422

1.2556

Norfolk

113

0.0252

0.7482

Shropshire

110

0.0436

1.2963

Suffolk

95

0.0267

0.7941

Derbyshire

92

0.0201

0.5983

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

84

0.0165

0.4911

Berkshire

79

0.0360

1.0715

County Durham

66

0.0076

0.2259

Nottinghamshire

61

0.0155

0.4607

Buckinghamshire

45

0.0255

0.7578

Oxfordshire

41

0.0227

0.6759

Northumberland

37

0.0085

0.2532

Bedfordshire

36

0.0238

0.7078

Cumberland

35

0.0139

0.4139

Channel Islands

33

0.0381

1.1338

Lanarkshire

32

0.0034

0.1007

Royal Navy

24

0.0689

2.0504

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

21

0.0099

0.2957

Cambridgeshire

21

0.0113

0.3375

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

11

0.0118

0.3524

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

9

0.0126

0.3756

Renfrewshire

9

0.0040

0.1182

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

7

0.0059

0.1763

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

6

0.0049

0.1449

Dumfriesshire

6

0.0093

0.2765

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

5

0.0129

0.3843

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

4

0.0060

0.1777

Wigtownshire

4

0.0103

0.3067

Anglesey / Sir Fon

4

0.0077

0.2298

Dorset

3

0.0016

0.0465

Isle of Man

3

0.0055

0.1645

Rutland

2

0.0093

0.2773

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

2

0.0085

0.2524

Westmorland

1

0.0016

0.0463

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

1

0.0017

0.0509

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

0.0841

Dunbartonshire

1

0.0013

0.0379

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

1

0.0013

0.0379

Forfarshire (Angus)

1

0.0004

0.0110

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1

0.0003

0.0076

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lambeth

Surrey

112

0.0440

1.3077

Islington London

London

105

0.0371

1.1029

Gwennap

Cornwall

93

1.4906

44.3343

Huddersfield

Yorkshire

91

0.2158

6.4174

Leeds

Yorkshire

84

0.0514

1.5284

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

80

0.1013

3.0124

Redruth

Cornwall

76

0.8123

24.1600

Newington

Surrey

76

0.0704

2.0946

St Pancras London

London

73

0.0310

0.9233

Camborne

Cornwall

68

0.4990

14.8407

Camberwell

Surrey

67

0.0359

1.0679

Bradford

Yorkshire

65

0.0927

2.7586

Manchester

Lancashire

64

0.0411

1.2210

St Austell

Cornwall

64

0.5661

16.8377

Bodmin

Cornwall

62

1.1330

33.6993

Golcar

Yorkshire

62

0.8100

24.0926

Kensington London

London

58

0.0357

1.0621

Clerkenwell London

London

57

0.0827

2.4585

Aston

Warwickshire

57

0.0281

0.8357

Falmouth

Cornwall

55

0.4698

13.9732

Top male forenames

William Bray
John Bray
Thomas Bray
James Bray
George Bray
Charles Bray
Joseph Bray
Henry Bray
Richard Bray
Arthur Bray
Alfred Bray
Walter Bray
Samuel Bray
Edward Bray
Albert Bray
Harry Bray
Frederick Bray
Robert Bray
Edwin Bray
Ernest Bray
Frank Bray
Benjamin Bray
Herbert Bray
Fred Bray
Daniel Bray
Wm. Bray
David Bray
Tom Bray
Francis Bray
Thos. Bray
Isaac Bray
Joe Bray
Geo. Bray
Willie Bray
Fredrick Bray
Edgar Bray
Jas. Bray
Mark Bray
Nicholas Bray
Christopher Bray
Reginald Bray
Stephen Bray
Peter Bray
Sam Bray
Matthew Bray
Josiah Bray
Ben Bray
Willm. Bray
Andrew Bray
Adam Bray

Top female forenames

Mary Bray
Elizabeth Bray
Sarah Bray
Jane Bray
Ann Bray
Eliza Bray
Emma Bray
Annie Bray
Emily Bray
Ellen Bray
Alice Bray
Hannah Bray
Maria Bray
Martha Bray
Louisa Bray
Florence Bray
Margaret Bray
Harriet Bray
Kate Bray
Fanny Bray
Caroline Bray
Charlotte Bray
Catherine Bray
Edith Bray
Ada Bray
Clara Bray
Anne Bray
Amelia Bray
Susan Bray
Lucy Bray
Laura Bray
Rose Bray
Grace Bray
Esther Bray
Rebecca Bray
Bessie Bray
Frances Bray
Harriett Bray
Elizth. Bray
Julia Bray
Agnes Bray
Ruth Bray
Jessie Bray
Beatrice Bray
Ethel Bray
Selina Bray
Isabella Bray
Minnie Bray
Sophia Bray
Mabel Bray

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Coal Miner
Laundress
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Housekeeper
General Servant
Farm Labourer
Carpenter
Annuitant
Charwoman
Woollen Weaver
Tin Miner
Wife
General Labourer
Cotton Weaver
Bricklayer
No Occupation
Cook
Farmers Son
Servant
Grocer
Blacksmith
Laborer
Domestic Serv
Farmers Wife
Butcher
Tailor
Mason
Joiner
Baker
General Serv
General Laborer
Tailoress
Dress Maker
Agricultural Labourer
Fisherman
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Shoemaker
Drapers Assistant
Painter
Housemaid
General Servant Domestic
Hawker
Cotton Spinner
Errand Boy
China Clay Labourer
Milliner