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Household of Martin Reay (born 1844, Northumberland)

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.

Martin Reay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martin Reay, born in 1844 in Blyth, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. Martin was the head of the household, married to Mary W Reay, born in 1848 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Ernest G C (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Lilian M (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England), James T (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John S (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Joseph M (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Martin's Servant, Mary Douglass, born in 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Martin Reay's household

Male

Martin

Reay

Head
Female

Mary W

Reay

Wife
Male

Ernest G C

Reay

Son
Female

Isabella

Reay

Daughter
Female

Lilian M

Reay

Daughter
Male

James T

Reay

Son
Male

John S

Reay

Son
Male

Joseph M

Reay

Son
Female

Mary

Douglass

Servant
First name(s) Martin
Last name Reay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Blyth, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martin

Reay

Head

Married

37

1844

Blyth, Northumberland, England

Mary W

Reay

Wife

Married

33

1848

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ernest G C

Reay

Son

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Isabella

Reay

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Lilian M

Reay

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

James T

Reay

Son

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

John S

Reay

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Joseph M

Reay

Son

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Douglass

Servant

Single

15

1866

Sunderland, Durham, England

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