Calne Wiltshire lookups please COMPLETED

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Mary Jane Rivers born c1871 had an illigitimate child Beatrice May Rivers 1892-1979. All I know is that the father was a Farmer Ray as my mother said he was called. Mary was a worker in his household, but I don't think she lived "in the household" as she and her daughter Beatrice are listed as living with her parents in the 1891 census. 
What I would like to know is, is there any records of landholders where I might be able to find this "Farmer Ray?"
They were both living in the Calne Without Parish in area in 1901.
Cheers Terry

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OOps, I made a boo boo. Mary & Beatrice were living with her parents in the 1871 census
Sorry, Cheers Terry

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Hi Terry,

This may or may not be of help! 

On the assumption that Mary Jane Rivers was working close to her home in 1891 (the year prior to Beatrice's birth), I looked through all the census pages for Calne Without (11 of them) for a "Farmer Ray" - which could be a christian or surname, but nothing obvious.   If farm workers or service people didn't live in, they would have to be in reasonable walking distance of their place of employment.

There is an entry immediately above the Rivers family for a Thomas Cambray age 22 - a farmer's son - about the same age as Mary Jane!  It's a long shot I know, but could Thomas Cambray have been known as Ray, the last three letters of his surname?

PS You say Mary and her daughter Beatrice are listed as living with her parents on the 1891 Census - I can't see Beatrice there, just Mary aged 20.

LC

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Hi LC, Yes I realize now I made another boo boo about Mary & Betrice. 
There may be something in what you say,  being still relatively new to this game, I have not developed the powers of deduction that all you wonderful people have. I certainly will do some delving into.
Thank you very much for your help
Cheers Terry