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RACEY, William
1836 - Yes, date unknown Has no ancestors but 6 descendants in this family tree.
1834 - 1913 (80 years)-
Name RACEY, William Birth Between 1835 and 1836 Emneth, Norfolk, England 
Gender Male Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I5116 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family KILINGWORTH, Alice, b. Between 1833 and 1834, Eye, Northamptonshire, England d. 1913, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 80 years) Marriage 1858 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Children 1. RACEY, Alice Elizabeth Mary, b. 1860, Emneth, Norfolk, England d. Yes, date unknown2. RACEY, Agnes Frances, b. 1864, Walsoken, Norfolk d. Yes, date unknown3. RACEY, Eliza Ann, b. 1868, Walsoken, Norfolk d. 1951, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. RACEY, John William, b. 1870, Walsoken, Norfolk d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. RACEY, Walter Hugh, b. 1875, Walsoken, Norfolk d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]6. RACEY, Arthur Edwin, b. 1879, Walsoken, Norfolk d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F2121 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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WILLIAM RACEY 1835 or 1836-
At the time of the 1851 census 15 year old William RACEY was employed as a servant on the 300 acre farm of Thomas Bird at South Field, Emneth, Norfolk.
(HO107/1767/323/17)
William RACEY married Alice KILINGWORTH in 1858.
(GRO December Q 1858 Wisbech 3b 1384)
From the 1861 census of Hungate Drove, Emneth, Norfolk:
*William RACEY, head, aged 25, agricultural labourer, born at Emneth, Norfolk;
Alice RACEY, wife, aged 27, dressmaker, born at Eye, Northants;
Alice E. M. RACEY, daughter, aged 7 months, born at Emneth.
(RG9/1052/126/1)
From the 1881 census of Walsoken Fen:
*William RACEY, head, aged 45, farmer of 40 acres, born at Emneth, Norfolk;
Alice RACEY, wife, aged 47, farmer's wife, born at Eye, Northamptonshire;
Agnes T. RACEY, daughter, aged 17, farmer's daughter, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
Eliza A. RACEY, daughter, aged 13, farmer's daughter, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
John Wm RACEY, son, aged 10, scholar, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
Walter H. RACEY, son, aged 6, scholar, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
Arthur Ed. RACEY, son, aged 1, born at Walsoken, Norfolk.
(RG11/1699/49/5)
From the 1891 census of Emneth, Norfolk:
*William RACEY, head, aged 55, farmer, born at Elm, Cambridgeshire;
Alice RACEY, wife, aged 57, born at Eye, Northamptonshire;
Walter H. RACEY, son, aged 16, farmer's son, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
Edwin A. RACEY, son, aged 11, born at Walsoken;
Mary A. BANKS, servant, aged 14, domestic servant, born at Emneth.
(RG12/1308/69/6)
From the 1901 census of Church Street, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire:
Karl GRUB, head, aged 37, butcher, a foreign subject born in Germany;
Agnes GRUB, wife, aged 37, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
William GRUB, son, aged 11, born at Wellingborough, Northamptonshire;
Freda GRUB, daughter, aged 10, born at Wellingborough, Northamptonshire;
Ernest GRUB, son, aged 5, born at Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire;
Karl GRUB, son, aged 7 months, born at Whittlesy, Cambridgeshire;
*William RACEY, father-in-law, aged 67, retired farmer, born at Emneth, Norfolk;
Alice RACEY, mother-in-law, aged 67, born at Eye, Northamptonshire.
(RG13/1552/20/7)