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Household of Joseph Rayner (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 Rayner and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Rayner, born in 1829 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Catherine Rayner, born in 1831 in Netherton, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Catherine (born 1860 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England) and Jane (born 1862 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Visitor, Selina Mary (born 1857 in Waterloo, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Servant, Jane (born 1840 in Wales), Joseph's Servant, Ann (born 1860 in Wales), Joseph's Servant, Laura (born 1861 in Wales) and Joseph's Servant, Hannah (born 1864 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England).


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Joseph Rayner's household

Male

Joseph

Rayner

Head
Female

Catherine

Rayner

Wife
Female

Catherine

Rayner

Daughter
Female

Jane

Rayner

Daughter
Female

Selina Mary

Jones

Visitor
Female

Jane

Evans

Servant
Female

Ann

Williams

Servant
Female

Laura

Davies

Servant
Female

Hannah

Boffen

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Rayner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Rayner

Head

Married

52

1829

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Catherine

Rayner

Wife

Married

50

1831

Netherton, Yorkshire, England

Catherine

Rayner

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Rayner

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Selina Mary

Jones

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Waterloo, Lancashire, England

Jane

Evans

Servant

Single

41

1840

Wales

Ann

Williams

Servant

Single

21

1860

Wales

Laura

Davies

Servant

Single

20

1861

Wales

Hannah

Boffen

Servant

Single

17

1864

Oswestry, Shropshire, England

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