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Household of John Rayner (born 1821, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire,Derbyshire, 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.

John Rayner and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rayner, born in 1821 in Penistone, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Mary (born 1863 in Woodhead, Cheshire, England) and Herbert Turner (born 1865 in Woodhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ellen (born 1868 in Woodhead, Cheshire, England), John's Boarder, Joshua (born 1857 in Hadfield, Derbyshire, England) and John's Lodger, Robert (born 1826 in Lincolnshire, England).


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John Rayner's household

Male

John

Rayner

Head
Female

Mary

Rayner

Daughter
Male

Herbert Turner

Rayner

Son
Female

Ellen

Vallantine

Servant
Male

Joshua

Haigh

Boarder
Male

Robert

Spray

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Rayner
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Penistone, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rayner

Head

Widower

60

1821

Penistone, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Rayner

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Woodhead, Cheshire, England

Herbert Turner

Rayner

Son

Single

16

1865

Woodhead, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Vallantine

Servant

Single

13

1868

Woodhead, Cheshire, England

Joshua

Haigh

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Hadfield, Derbyshire, England

Robert

Spray

Lodger

Single

55

1826

Lincolnshire, England

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