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Household of Joseph Reay (born 1836, Durham)

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.

Joseph Reay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Reay, born in 1836 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Hannah Reay, born in 1842 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Hannah E (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Kathleen (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Margaret E (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Sister In Law, Grace M (born 1848 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Joseph's Niece, Margaret A (born 1873 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England).


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Joseph Reay's household

Male

Joseph

Reay

Head
Female

Hannah

Reay

Wife
Female

Hannah E

Reay

Daughter
Female

Kathleen

Reay

Daughter
Female

Margaret E

Reay

Daughter
Female

Grace M

Carr

Sister In Law
Female

Margaret A

Carr

Niece
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Reay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Reay

Head

Married

45

1836

Sunderland, Durham, England

Hannah

Reay

Wife

Married

39

1842

Sunderland, Durham, England

Hannah E

Reay

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sunderland, Durham, England

Kathleen

Reay

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret E

Reay

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

Grace M

Carr

Sister In Law

Single

33

1848

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret A

Carr

Niece

Single

8

1873

Monkwearmouth, Durham, England

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