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Household of John Reay (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Reay, born in 1834 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellis Reay, born in 1847 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John M (born 1867 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James M (born 1869 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1870 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1872 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Mary M (born 1880 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Reay's household

Male

John

Reay

Head
Female

Ellis

Reay

Wife
Male

John M

Reay

Son
Male

James M

Reay

Son
Male

Matthew

Reay

Son
Female

Lizzie

Reay

Daughter
Female

Mary M

Reay

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Reay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Reay

Head

Married

47

1834

England

Ellis

Reay

Wife

Married

34

1847

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John M

Reay

Son

-

14

1867

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James M

Reay

Son

-

12

1869

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Matthew

Reay

Son

-

11

1870

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Reay

Daughter

-

9

1872

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary M

Reay

Daughter

-

1

1880

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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