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Household of James Reay (born 1836, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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.
James Reay and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Reay, born in 1836 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Reay, born in 1845 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England), Susannah (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England), James (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Alice (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1866 in South Shields, Durham, England) and James's Step Son, Charles (born 1868 in South Shields, Durham, England).
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James Reay's household
James
Reay
Head
Jane
Reay
Wife
Elizabeth
Ramsey
Step Daughter
Charles
Ramsey
Step Son
Margaret
Ramsey
Daughter
Susannah
Ramsey
Daughter
James
Reay
Son
Alice
Reay
Daughter
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Reay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | South Shields, Durham, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Reay | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Jane | Reay | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Ramsey | Step Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Charles | Ramsey | Step Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Ramsey | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Susannah | Ramsey | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
James | Reay | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Alice | Reay | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | South Shields, Durham, England |
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