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Household of Joseph Rain (born 1843, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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.

Joseph Rain and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Rain, born in 1843 in Hawthorn, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ann Rain, born in 1848 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1872 in Hawthorn, Durham, England), Thomas W (born 1874 in Easington, Durham, England), Margaret A (born 1876 in Easington, Durham, England), Mary Jane (born 1879 in Easington, Durham, England) and John (born 1881 in Easington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Jane (born 1866 in Haswell, Durham, England) and Joseph's Sister, Margaret (born 1845 in Hawthorn, Durham, England).


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Joseph Rain's household

Male

Joseph

Rain

Head
Female

Ann

Rain

Wife
Male

Joseph

Rain

Son
Male

Thomas W

Rain

Son
Female

Margaret A

Rain

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Rain

Daughter
Male

John

Rain

Son
Female

Jane

Hunter

Servant
Female

Margaret

Rain

Sister
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Rain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Hawthorn, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Rain

Head

Married

38

1843

Hawthorn, Durham, England

Ann

Rain

Wife

Married

33

1848

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Joseph

Rain

Son

Single

9

1872

Hawthorn, Durham, England

Thomas W

Rain

Son

Single

7

1874

Easington, Durham, England

Margaret A

Rain

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Easington, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Rain

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Easington, Durham, England

John

Rain

Son

Single

0

1881

Easington, Durham, England

Jane

Hunter

Servant

Single

15

1866

Haswell, Durham, England

Margaret

Rain

Sister

Single

36

1845

Hawthorn, Durham, England

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