Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Rayner (born 1815)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rayner, born in 1815 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Mary, born 1847 in West Indies. He had 3 grandchildren; Herbert (born 1876 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1879 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and John Edward (born 1881 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, Edward (born 1848 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Esther (born 1863 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Rayner's household

Male

John

Rayner

Head
Male

Edward

Wilby

Son In Law
Female

Mary

Wilby

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Wilby

Grand Son
Female

Alice

Wilby

Grand Daughter
Male

John Edward

Wilby

Grand Son
Female

Esther

Reeder

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Rayner
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rayner

Head

Widower

66

1815

Scotland

Edward

Wilby

Son In Law

Married

33

1848

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wilby

Daughter

Married

34

1847

West Indies

Herbert

Wilby

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Wilby

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

John Edward

Wilby

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Esther

Reeder

Servant

Single

18

1863

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Rayner in Wakefield in 1881, and follow the Rayner family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Rayner

We’ve found John Rayner in 210 family trees. Find out more about John Rayner's household and view the Rayner family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census