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Household of John Reay (born 1844, 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.

John Reay and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Reay, born in 1844 in Harton, Durham, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ann Reay, born in 1845 in Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; Ada (born 1876 in Harton, Durham, England) and Ethel May (born 1881 in Harton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jessie Charlton, born in 1868 in Harton, Durham, England.


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John Reay's household

Male

John

Reay

Head
Female

Margaret Ann

Reay

Wife
Female

Ada

Reay

Daughter
Female

Ethel May

Reay

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Charlton

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Reay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Harton, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Reay

Head

Married

37

1844

Harton, Durham, England

Margaret Ann

Reay

Wife

Married

36

1845

Northumberland, England

Ada

Reay

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Harton, Durham, England

Ethel May

Reay

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Harton, Durham, England

Jessie

Charlton

Servant

Single

13

1868

Harton, Durham, England

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