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Household of John Reay (born 1842, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, Middlesex, 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 Reay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Reay, born in 1842 in Penrith, Cumberland, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline Reay, born in 1844 in Stockbridge, Westmorland, England. They had 7 children; F M (born 1870 in Middlesex, England), Tom (born 1872 in Middlesex, England), C A (born 1874 in Middlesex, England), R W N (born 1875 in Middlesex, England), C L (born 1878 in Wood Green, Middlesex, England), E E (born 1879 in Wood Green, Middlesex, England) and R L (born 1881 in Wood Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, M A Langford, born in 1861 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England.


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John Reay's household

Male

John

Reay

Head
Female

Caroline

Reay

Wife
Female

F M

Reay

Daughter
Male

Tom

Reay

Son
Female

C A

Reay

Daughter
Male

R W N

Reay

Son
Female

C L

Reay

Daughter
Female

E E

Reay

Daughter
Female

R L

Reay

Daughter
Female

M A

Langford

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Reay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Penrith, Cumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Reay

Head

Married

39

1842

Penrith, Cumberland, England

Caroline

Reay

Wife

Married

37

1844

Stockbridge, Westmorland, England

F M

Reay

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Middlesex, England

Tom

Reay

Son

Single

9

1872

Middlesex, England

C A

Reay

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Middlesex, England

R W N

Reay

Son

Single

6

1875

Middlesex, England

C L

Reay

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wood Green, Middlesex, England

E E

Reay

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wood Green, Middlesex, England

R L

Reay

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wood Green, Middlesex, England

M A

Langford

Servant

Single

20

1861

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

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