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Household of Richard Rainey (born 1827, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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.

Richard Rainey and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Rainey, born in 1827 in Bridgwater, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Rainey, born in 1824 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1854 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), Ernest (born 1862 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England) and Edgar (born 1866 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Mary Dowden, born in 1867 in Bawdrip, Somerset, England.


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Richard Rainey's household

Male

Richard

Rainey

Head
Female

Mary

Rainey

Wife
Female

Mary

Rainey

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Rainey

Son
Male

Edgar

Rainey

Son
Female

Mary

Dowden

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Rainey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Rainey

Head

Married

54

1827

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Mary

Rainey

Wife

Married

57

1824

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Mary

Rainey

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Ernest

Rainey

Son

Single

19

1862

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Edgar

Rainey

Son

Single

15

1866

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Mary

Dowden

Servant

Single

14

1867

Bawdrip, Somerset, England

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