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Household of Thomas Rayner (born 1837, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochford, Essex, 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.

Thomas Rayner and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Rayner, born in 1837 in Southchurch, Essex, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Rayner, born in 1838 in Maldon, Essex, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1863 in Barling, Essex, England), James (born 1868 in Essex, England), Caleb (born 1870 in Essex, England), Emily (born 1875 in Essex, England), John (born 1877 in Essex, England) and Walter (born 1880 in Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Susan (born 1807 in Hockley, Essex, England), Thomas's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1814 in Goldhanger, Essex, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Maria (born 1853 in Theydon Mount, Essex, England).


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Thomas Rayner's household

Male

Thomas

Rayner

Head
Female

Sarah A

Rayner

Wife
Male

Thomas

Rayner

Son
Male

James

Rayner

Son
Male

Caleb

Rayner

Son
Female

Emily

Rayner

Daughter
Male

John

Rayner

Son
Male

Walter

Rayner

Son
Female

Susan

Rayner

Mother
Female

Jane

Finch

Mother In Law
Female

Maria

Freshwater

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Rayner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Southchurch, Essex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Rayner

Head

Married

44

1837

Southchurch, Essex, England

Sarah A

Rayner

Wife

Married

43

1838

Maldon, Essex, England

Thomas

Rayner

Son

Single

18

1863

Barling, Essex, England

James

Rayner

Son

Single

13

1868

Essex, England

Caleb

Rayner

Son

Single

11

1870

Essex, England

Emily

Rayner

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Essex, England

John

Rayner

Son

Single

4

1877

Essex, England

Walter

Rayner

Son

Single

1

1880

Essex, England

Susan

Rayner

Mother

Widow

74

1807

Hockley, Essex, England

Jane

Finch

Mother In Law

Married

67

1814

Goldhanger, Essex, England

Maria

Freshwater

Visitor

Single

28

1853

Theydon Mount, Essex, England

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