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Household of Robert Reaves (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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.

Robert Reaves and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Reaves, born in 1846 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Reaves, born in 1850 in Bardsley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Samuel (born 1871 in Bardsley, Lancashire, England), John Jos (born 1874 in Bardsley, Lancashire, England) and George H (born 1880 in Bardsley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Mother In Law, Mercy (born 1821 in Bardsley, Lancashire, England) and Robert's Brother In Law, Samuel (born 1860 in Bardsley, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Reaves's household

Male

Robert

Reaves

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Reaves

Wife
Male

Samuel

Reaves

Son
Male

John Jos

Reaves

Son
Male

George H

Reaves

Son
Female

Mercy

Taylor

Mother In Law
Male

Samuel

Taylor

Brother In Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Reaves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Reaves

Head

Married

35

1846

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Reaves

Wife

Married

31

1850

Bardsley, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Reaves

Son

Single

10

1871

Bardsley, Lancashire, England

John Jos

Reaves

Son

Single

7

1874

Bardsley, Lancashire, England

George H

Reaves

Son

Single

1

1880

Bardsley, Lancashire, England

Mercy

Taylor

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

Bardsley, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Taylor

Brother In Law

Single

21

1860

Bardsley, Lancashire, England

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