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Household of George Reaves (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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.

George Reaves and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Reaves, born in 1840 in Leigh, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary E Reaves, born in 1838 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Robert J A (born 1865 in Earlestown, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1866 in Earlestown, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1873 in Earlestown, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Lodger, Walter K Thompson, born in 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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George Reaves's household

Male

George

Reaves

Head
Female

Mary E

Reaves

Wife
Male

Robert J A

Reaves

Son
Male

Peter

Reaves

Son
Female

Margaret

Reaves

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Reaves

Son
Male

Walter K

Thompson

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Reaves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Leigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Reaves

Head

Married

41

1840

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Reaves

Wife

Married

43

1838

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

Robert J A

Reaves

Son

Single

16

1865

Earlestown, Lancashire, England

Peter

Reaves

Son

Single

15

1866

Earlestown, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Reaves

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Earlestown, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Reaves

Son

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Walter K

Thompson

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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