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Household of Alfred Rayner (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

Alfred Rayner and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Rayner, born in 1840 in Dockenfield, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Rayner, born in 1842 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Ada (born 1871 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah J (born 1881 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Lodger Head, Sam (born 1861 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Alfred's Lodger Wife, Elizabeth (born 1863 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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Alfred Rayner's household

Male

Alfred

Rayner

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Rayner

Wife
Female

Ada

Rayner

Daughter
Male

Sam

Heeson

Lodger Head
Female

Elizabeth

Heeson

Lodger Wife
Female

Sarah J

Heeson

Daughter
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Rayner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dockenfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Rayner

Head

Married

41

1840

Dockenfield, Cheshire, England

Mary Ann

Rayner

Wife

Married

39

1842

York, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Rayner

Daughter

Single

10

1871

York, Yorkshire, England

Sam

Heeson

Lodger Head

Married

20

1861

York, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Heeson

Lodger Wife

Married

18

1863

York, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Heeson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

York, Yorkshire, England

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