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Household of Matthew Reay (born 1835, Northumberland)

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.

Matthew Reay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Reay, born in 1835 in Prudhoe, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary A Reay, born in 1841 in Crawcrook, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1867 in Derwent Haugh, Durham, England), Joshua (born 1869 in Derwent Haugh, Durham, England), John (born 1871 in Derwent Haugh, Durham, England), Robert (born 1875 in Derwent Haugh, Durham, England), Ann (born 1876 in Derwent Haugh, Durham, England) and Matthew (born 1879 in Derwent Haugh, Durham, England).


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Matthew Reay's household

Male

Matthew

Reay

Head
Female

Mary A

Reay

Wife
Female

Margaret

Reay

Daughter
Male

Joshua

Reay

Son
Male

John

Reay

Son
Male

Robert

Reay

Son
Female

Ann

Reay

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Reay

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Reay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Prudhoe, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Reay

Head

Married

46

1835

Prudhoe, Northumberland, England

Mary A

Reay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Crawcrook, Durham, England

Margaret

Reay

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Derwent Haugh, Durham, England

Joshua

Reay

Son

Single

12

1869

Derwent Haugh, Durham, England

John

Reay

Son

Single

10

1871

Derwent Haugh, Durham, England

Robert

Reay

Son

Single

6

1875

Derwent Haugh, Durham, England

Ann

Reay

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Derwent Haugh, Durham, England

Matthew

Reay

Son

Single

2

1879

Derwent Haugh, Durham, England

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