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Household of James Rea (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

James Rea and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Rea, born in 1841 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Rea, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 4 children; William (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1877 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1881 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Henry (born 1851 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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James Rea's household

Male

James

Rea

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Rea

Wife
Male

William

Rea

Son
Female

Jane

Rea

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Rea

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Rea

Daughter
Male

Henry

Montgomery

Boarder
Male

William

Watson

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Rea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Rea

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary Ann

Rea

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ireland

William

Rea

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Rea

Daughter

-

5

1876

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Rea

Daughter

-

4

1877

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Rea

Daughter

-

0

1881

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Montgomery

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Ireland

William

Watson

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Wigtownshire, Scotland

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