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Household of John Reay (born 1817, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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.

John Reay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Reay, born in 1817 in North Shields, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Reay, born in 1835 in Durham, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth E (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Isabel E (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Jane E (born 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Charles E (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Stepson, George (born 1858 in Simonside, Durham, England), John's Servant, Agnes (born 1852 in West Indies) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1834 in Brampton, Cumberland, England).


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John Reay's household

Male

John

Reay

Head
Female

Jane

Reay

Wife
Male

George

Blenkinsop

Stepson
Female

Elizabeth E

Reay

Daughter
Female

Isabel E

Reay

Daughter
Female

Jane E

Reay

Daughter
Male

Charles E

Reay

Son
Female

Agnes

Hunter

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Allen

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Reay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place North Shields, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Reay

Head

Married

64

1817

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Jane

Reay

Wife

Married

46

1835

Durham, England

George

Blenkinsop

Stepson

Single

23

1858

Simonside, Durham, England

Elizabeth E

Reay

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

Isabel E

Reay

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane E

Reay

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sunderland, Durham, England

Charles E

Reay

Son

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Agnes

Hunter

Servant

Single

29

1852

West Indies

Elizabeth

Allen

Servant

Single

47

1834

Brampton, Cumberland, England

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