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Household of Joseph Reay (born 1841, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Reay, born in 1841 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Reay, born in 1845 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Laura, born 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in North Shields, Northumberland, England) and Joseph's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Newburn, Northumberland, England).


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Joseph Reay's household

Male

Joseph

Reay

Head
Female

Margaret

Reay

Wife
Female

Laura

Reay

Daughter
Female

Mary

Meadows

Servant
Female

Margaret

Armstrong

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Reay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Reay

Head

Married

40

1841

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret

Reay

Wife

Married

36

1845

Gateshead, Durham, England

Laura

Reay

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary

Meadows

Servant

Single

24

1857

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Armstrong

Servant

Single

18

1863

Newburn, Northumberland, England

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